Backdrop

Public Hero Number 1

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.

1935 |1h 29m |  Crime, Drama

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Lionel Barrymore

Dr. Josiah Glass

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Jean Arthur

Maria Theresa 'Terry' O'Reilly

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Chester Morris

Jeff Crane

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Joseph Calleia

Sonny 'Dinkie' Black

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Paul Kelly

Special Agent James Duff

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Lewis Stone

Prison Warden

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Paul Hurst

Rufe Parker

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George E. Stone

Butch

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William Bailey

Federal Agent (uncredited)

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Brooks Benedict

Bar Patron (uncredited)

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Ed Brady

Convict in Prison (uncredited)

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Lane Chandler

Train Conductor (uncredited)

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Cora Sue Collins

Little Girl (uncredited)

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Helene Costello

Convict Wife (uncredited)

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Nell Craig

Duff's Secretary with Telegram (uncredited)

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Frank Darien

Dr. Hale - Plastic Surgeon (uncredited)

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James Flavin

Flavin - Federal Agent (uncredited)

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John George

Convict (uncredited)

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Jonathan Hale

Prison Board Member (uncredited)

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Henry Hall

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

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Lillian Harmer

Mrs. Higgins (uncredited)

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Edward Hearn

Policeman in Pursuing Car (uncredited)

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Al Hill

Al - Sonny's Henchman (uncredited)

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Arthur Housman

Scottsdale Bar Drunk (uncredited)

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William Irving

Federal Agent (uncredited)

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Selmer Jackson

Simpson - Prison Board Member (uncredited)

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Gladden James

Federal Agent (uncredited)

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John Kelly

Federal Agent / Truck Driver Smuggling Gun (uncredited)

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Anderson Lawler

Higgins - Federal Agent (uncredited)

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Frank McGlynn Jr.

Federal Agent (uncredited)

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Greta Meyer

Glass' Housekeeper (uncredited)

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Frank Moran

Moran - Prison Guard (uncredited)

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James C. Morton

Road House Patron (uncredited)

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Pat O'Malley

Federal Agent (uncredited)

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Jack Pennick

Bus Driver (uncredited)

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Lee Phelps

Tower Guard with Machine Gun (uncredited)

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Russ Powell

McGinnis - Hotel Bartender (uncredited)

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Stanley Price

Sonny's Henchman (uncredited)

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Frank Rice

Cab Driver (uncredited)

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Bert Roach

Salesman on Bus Annoying Terry (uncredited)

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Teru Shimada

Sam - Sonny's Japanese Houseboy (uncredited)

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Landers Stevens

Federal Man (uncredited)

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Carl Stockdale

Train Conductor (uncredited)

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Billy Sullivan

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

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Zeffie Tilbury

Deaf Woman in Scottsdale Bar (uncredited)

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Dorothy Vernon

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

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Larry Wheat

Andrews - Prison Board Member (uncredited)

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William Worthington

Prison Board Member (uncredited)

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Tammany Young

Bartender (uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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