
Public Hero Number 1
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.
Release Date: 1935-05-31
Crime
Drama
★★★★★★★★★★ (8 votes)
Casts

Lionel Barrymore
as Dr. Josiah Glass

Jean Arthur
as Maria Theresa 'Terry' O'Reilly

Chester Morris
as Jeff Crane

Joseph Calleia
as Sonny 'Dinkie' Black

Paul Kelly
as Special Agent James Duff

Lewis Stone
as Prison Warden

George E. Stone
as Butch

William Bailey
as Federal Agent (uncredited)

Brooks Benedict
as Bar Patron (uncredited)

Ed Brady
as Convict in Prison (uncredited)