Public Hero Number 1
8 reviews
Crime/Drama
1h 29m
1935
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...
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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.
- DirectorJ. Walter Ruben
- Release31 May 1935
- Genre
- Duration1h 29m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate8 reviews
- Productions
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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

William Bailey
Federal Agent (uncredited)

Brooks Benedict
Bar Patron (uncredited)

Ed Brady
Convict in Prison (uncredited)

Lane Chandler
Train Conductor (uncredited)

Cora Sue Collins
Little Girl (uncredited)

Helene Costello
Convict Wife (uncredited)

Nell Craig
Duff's Secretary with Telegram (uncredited)

Frank Darien
Dr. Hale - Plastic Surgeon (uncredited)

James Flavin
Flavin - Federal Agent (uncredited)

John George
Convict (uncredited)

Jonathan Hale
Prison Board Member (uncredited)

Henry Hall
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Lillian Harmer
Mrs. Higgins (uncredited)

Edward Hearn
Policeman in Pursuing Car (uncredited)

Al Hill
Al - Sonny's Henchman (uncredited)

Arthur Housman
Scottsdale Bar Drunk (uncredited)

William Irving
Federal Agent (uncredited)

Selmer Jackson
Simpson - Prison Board Member (uncredited)

Gladden James
Federal Agent (uncredited)

John Kelly
Federal Agent / Truck Driver Smuggling Gun (uncredited)

Anderson Lawler
Higgins - Federal Agent (uncredited)

Frank McGlynn Jr.
Federal Agent (uncredited)

Greta Meyer
Glass' Housekeeper (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse
Federal Agent (uncredited)

Frank Moran
Moran - Prison Guard (uncredited)

James C. Morton
Road House Patron (uncredited)

Pat O'Malley
Federal Agent (uncredited)

Jack Pennick
Bus Driver (uncredited)

Lee Phelps
Tower Guard with Machine Gun (uncredited)

Russ Powell
McGinnis - Hotel Bartender (uncredited)

Stanley Price
Sonny's Henchman (uncredited)

Frank Rice
Cab Driver (uncredited)

Bert Roach
Salesman on Bus Annoying Terry (uncredited)

Teru Shimada
Sam - Sonny's Japanese Houseboy (uncredited)

Landers Stevens
Federal Man (uncredited)

Carl Stockdale
Train Conductor (uncredited)

Billy Sullivan
Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Zeffie Tilbury
Deaf Woman in Scottsdale Bar (uncredited)

Dorothy Vernon
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Larry Wheat
Andrews - Prison Board Member (uncredited)

William Worthington
Prison Board Member (uncredited)

Tammany Young
Bartender (uncredited)
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