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Public Hero Number 1

Public Hero Number 11935

★6.389 minCrimeDrama

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

Writer

Wells Root J. Walter Ruben

Score

Stars

Lionel Barrymore Jean Arthur Chester Morris

Cast58

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

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