G-Man Jeff Crane poses as a crook to infiltrate the notorious Purple Gang, a band of hoodlums which preys upon other hoodlums. Orchestrating the jailbreak of the gang's leader, Crane joins him in a Dillinger-like flight across the country.
Directed by
J. Walter Ruben
Lionel Barrymore
Dr. Josiah Glass
Larry Wheat
Andrews - Prison Board Member (uncredited)
George E. Stone
Butch
Jean Arthur
Maria Theresa 'Terry' O'Reilly
Paul Kelly
Special Agent James Duff
John George
Convict (uncredited)
Lane Chandler
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Joseph Calleia
Sonny 'Dinkie' Black
Jonathan Hale
Prison Board Member (uncredited)
Lewis Stone
Prison Warden
Brooks Benedict
Bar Patron (uncredited)
James Flavin
Flavin - Federal Agent (uncredited)
Chester Morris
Jeff Crane
Dorothy Vernon
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Teru Shimada
Sam - Sonny's Japanese Houseboy (uncredited)
Jack Pennick
Bus Driver (uncredited)
James C. Morton
Road House Patron (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley
Federal Agent (uncredited)
Henry Hall
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
Simpson - Prison Board Member (uncredited)
Bert Roach
Salesman on Bus Annoying Terry (uncredited)
Ed Brady
Convict in Prison (uncredited)
Arthur Housman
Scottsdale Bar Drunk (uncredited)
William Bailey
Federal Agent (uncredited)
Helene Costello
Convict Wife (uncredited)
Edward Hearn
Policeman in Pursuing Car (uncredited)
Stanley Price
Sonny's Henchman (uncredited)
Frank Darien
Dr. Hale - Plastic Surgeon (uncredited)
William Worthington
Prison Board Member (uncredited)
Lillian Harmer
Mrs. Higgins (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Tower Guard with Machine Gun (uncredited)
John Kelly
Federal Agent / Truck Driver Smuggling Gun (uncredited)