Public Hero Number 1

Public Hero Number 1 (1935)

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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.

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  • Release Date: 1935-05-31
  • Runtime: 1h 29min
  • Director: J. Walter Ruben

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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)

    • 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)

    • Harry Geise

      Convict (uncredited)

    • John George

      Convict (uncredited)

    • Jonathan Hale

      Prison Board Member (uncredited)

    • Henry Hall

      Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

    • Lillian Harmer

      Mrs. Higgins (uncredited)

    • Eddie Hart

      Eddie - Sonny's Henchman (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)

    • Larry McGrath

    • Greta Meyer

      Glass' Housekeeper (uncredited)

    • Bob Montgomery

      Brian - Sonny's Henchman (uncredited)

    • Bert Moorhouse

      Federal Agent (uncredited)

    • Frank Moran

      Moran - Prison Guard (uncredited)

    • Philip Morris

      Government Agent (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)

    • Bill Wolfe

      Man on Dance Floor (uncredited)

    • William Worthington

      Prison Board Member (uncredited)

    • Tammany Young

      Bartender (uncredited)

    • Frank Bruno

      Extra Leaving Theater (uncredited)

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