Public Hero Number 1 (1935)
Directed by J. Walter Ruben
1h 29m
Crime
| Drama
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.
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
Crew
Wells Root
Story
J. Walter Ruben
Story
Wells Root
Screenplay
J. Walter Ruben
Director
Dolly Tree
Wardrobe Master
Frank Sullivan
Editor
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Robert E. Barnes
Assistant Director
Edward Ward
Original Music Composer
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