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Public Hero Number 1

1935 · J. Walter Ruben · 89 min

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FACTS!...NEVER BEFORE TOLD!

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.

Lionel BarrymoreDr. Josiah GlassJean ArthurMaria Theresa 'Terry' O'ReillyChester MorrisJeff CraneJoseph CalleiaSonny 'Dinkie' BlackPaul KellySpecial Agent James DuffLewis StonePrison WardenPPaul HurstRufe ParkerGeorge E. StoneButchSSam BakerMose JonesWilliam BaileyFederal Agent (uncredited)Brooks BenedictBar Patron (uncredited)Ed BradyConvict in Prison (uncredited)Lane ChandlerTrain Conductor (uncredited)Cora Sue CollinsLittle Girl (uncredited)Helene CostelloConvict Wife (uncredited)

Cast

Lionel BarrymoreDr. Josiah GlassJean ArthurMaria Theresa 'Terry' O'ReillyChester MorrisJeff CraneJoseph CalleiaSonny 'Dinkie' BlackPaul KellySpecial Agent James DuffLewis StonePrison WardenPPaul HurstRufe ParkerGeorge E. StoneButchSSam BakerMose JonesWilliam BaileyFederal Agent (uncredited)Brooks BenedictBar Patron (uncredited)Ed BradyConvict in Prison (uncredited)Lane ChandlerTrain Conductor (uncredited)Cora Sue CollinsLittle Girl (uncredited)Helene CostelloConvict Wife (uncredited)

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