

Public Hero Number 1
1935 • 1h 29m • Crime, Drama
6.3(9 votes)
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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.
- Director
- J. Walter Ruben
- Writers
- Wells Root
- Status
- Released
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Top 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)



















