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
Lee Phelps
Tower Guard with Machine Gun (uncredited)
John George
Convict (uncredited)
Jack Pennick
Bus Driver (uncredited)
George E. Stone
Butch
Lane Chandler
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Jean Arthur
Maria Theresa 'Terry' O'Reilly
Jonathan Hale
Prison Board Member (uncredited)
Joseph Calleia
Sonny 'Dinkie' Black
Lewis Stone
Prison Warden
Brooks Benedict
Bar Patron (uncredited)
James Flavin
Flavin - Federal Agent (uncredited)
Chester Morris
Jeff Crane
Edward Hearn
Policeman in Pursuing Car (uncredited)
Stanley Price
Sonny's Henchman (uncredited)
Henry Hall
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Frank Moran
Moran - Prison Guard (uncredited)
Dorothy Vernon
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Greta Meyer
Glass' Housekeeper (uncredited)
William Worthington
Prison Board Member (uncredited)
Zeffie Tilbury
Deaf Woman in Scottsdale Bar (uncredited)
Larry Wheat
Andrews - Prison Board Member (uncredited)
Tammany Young
Bartender (uncredited)
Bert Roach
Salesman on Bus Annoying Terry (uncredited)
Lillian Harmer
Mrs. Higgins (uncredited)
Teru Shimada
Sam - Sonny's Japanese Houseboy (uncredited)
Frank McGlynn Jr.
Federal Agent (uncredited)
Anderson Lawler
Higgins - Federal Agent (uncredited)
Cora Sue Collins
Little Girl (uncredited)
Frank Darien
Dr. Hale - Plastic Surgeon (uncredited)
Ed Brady
Convict in Prison (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley
Federal Agent (uncredited)
Helene Costello
Convict Wife (uncredited)
Al Hill
Al - Sonny's Henchman (uncredited)
John Kelly
Federal Agent / Truck Driver Smuggling Gun (uncredited)