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Public Hero Number 1
1935, May 31
1h 29m
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
John George
Convict (uncredited)
James Flavin
Flavin - Federal Agent (uncredited)
Jean Arthur
Maria Theresa 'Terry' O'Reilly
Paul Kelly
Special Agent James Duff
Lewis Stone
Prison Warden
Joseph Calleia
Sonny 'Dinkie' Black
George E. Stone
Butch
Paul Hurst
Rufe Parker
Lane Chandler
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Jonathan Hale
Prison Board Member (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Bert Roach
Salesman on Bus Annoying Terry (uncredited)
Jack Pennick
Bus Driver (uncredited)
Carl Stockdale
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley
Federal Agent (uncredited)
Stanley Price
Sonny's Henchman (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
Simpson - Prison Board Member (uncredited)
Al Hill
Al - Sonny's Henchman (uncredited)
William Irving
Federal Agent (uncredited)
Helene Costello
Convict Wife (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Tower Guard with Machine Gun (uncredited)
Teru Shimada
Sam - Sonny's Japanese Houseboy (uncredited)
Russ Powell
McGinnis - Hotel Bartender (uncredited)
Edward Hearn
Policeman in Pursuing Car (uncredited)
William Bailey
Federal Agent (uncredited)
Arthur Housman
Scottsdale Bar Drunk (uncredited)
Larry Wheat
Andrews - Prison Board Member (uncredited)
Tammany Young
Bartender (uncredited)
Dorothy Vernon
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
James C. Morton
Road House Patron (uncredited)
Landers Stevens
Federal Man (uncredited)
Henry Hall
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
John Kelly
Federal Agent / Truck Driver Smuggling Gun (uncredited)
Nell Craig
Duff's Secretary with Telegram (uncredited)
Frank Darien
Dr. Hale - Plastic Surgeon (uncredited)
William Worthington
Prison Board Member (uncredited)
Greta Meyer
Glass' Housekeeper (uncredited)
Ed Brady
Convict in Prison (uncredited)
Zeffie Tilbury
Deaf Woman in Scottsdale Bar (uncredited)
Chester Morris
Jeff Crane
Lillian Harmer
Mrs. Higgins (uncredited)
Cora Sue Collins
Little Girl (uncredited)
Gladden James
Federal Agent (uncredited)
Frank Moran
Moran - Prison Guard (uncredited)
Frank Rice
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Anderson Lawler
Higgins - Federal Agent (uncredited)
Frank McGlynn Jr.
Federal Agent (uncredited)
Billy Sullivan
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Sam Baker
Mose Jones
Harry Geise
Convict (uncredited)
Eddie Hart
Eddie - Sonny's Henchman (uncredited)
Larry McGrath
Bob Montgomery
Brian - Sonny's Henchman (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Federal Agent (uncredited)
Philip Morris
Government Agent (uncredited)
Bill Wolfe
Man on Dance Floor (uncredited)
Frank Bruno
Extra Leaving Theater (uncredited)
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