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
James Flavin
Flavin - Federal Agent (uncredited)
Teru Shimada
Sam - Sonny's Japanese Houseboy (uncredited)
Jean Arthur
Maria Theresa 'Terry' O'Reilly
John George
Convict (uncredited)
Jonathan Hale
Prison Board Member (uncredited)
Chester Morris
Jeff Crane
Paul Kelly
Special Agent James Duff
Lewis Stone
Prison Warden
Lane Chandler
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Greta Meyer
Glass' Housekeeper (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Tower Guard with Machine Gun (uncredited)
George E. Stone
Butch
Brooks Benedict
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Joseph Calleia
Sonny 'Dinkie' Black
Paul Hurst
Rufe Parker
Henry Hall
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Nell Craig
Duff's Secretary with Telegram (uncredited)
Jack Pennick
Bus Driver (uncredited)
Frank Moran
Moran - Prison Guard (uncredited)
Bert Roach
Salesman on Bus Annoying Terry (uncredited)
Ed Brady
Convict in Prison (uncredited)
Arthur Housman
Scottsdale Bar Drunk (uncredited)
Edward Hearn
Policeman in Pursuing Car (uncredited)
Dorothy Vernon
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
Simpson - Prison Board Member (uncredited)
Russ Powell
McGinnis - Hotel Bartender (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley
Federal Agent (uncredited)
Lillian Harmer
Mrs. Higgins (uncredited)
Carl Stockdale
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Tammany Young
Bartender (uncredited)
James C. Morton
Road House Patron (uncredited)
Al Hill
Al - Sonny's Henchman (uncredited)
Landers Stevens
Federal Man (uncredited)
Larry Wheat
Andrews - Prison Board Member (uncredited)
John Kelly
Federal Agent / Truck Driver Smuggling Gun (uncredited)