Public Hero Number 1
Directed by J. Walter Ruben
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.
- Released
- 31 May 1935
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Screenplay
- Wells Root
- Story
- J. Walter Ruben, Wells Root
- Cinematography
- Gregg Toland
- Music
- Edward Ward
- Editor
- Frank Sullivan
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Cast
Lionel Barrymore
Dr. Josiah Glass
Jean Arthur
Maria Theresa 'Terry' O'Reilly
Chester Morris
Jeff Crane
Joseph Calleia
Sonny 'Dinkie' Black
Paul Kelly
Special Agent James Duff
Lewis Stone
Prison Warden
Paul Hurst
Rufe Parker
George E. Stone
Butch
Sam Baker
Mose Jones
William Bailey
Federal Agent (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Ed Brady
Convict in Prison (uncredited)
