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Public Hero Number 1 (1935)
Directed by J. Walter Ruben
“FACTS!...NEVER BEFORE TOLD!”
Crime, Drama · 1h 29m
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
P
Paul Hurst
Rufe Parker
George E. Stone
Butch
S
Sam Baker
Mose Jones
William Bailey
Federal Agent (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Ed Brady
Convict in Prison (uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- J. Walter Ruben
- Screenplay
- Wells Root
- Director of Photography
- Gregg Toland
- Original Music Composer
- Edward Ward
- Editor
- Frank Sullivan
Details
- Release date
- 1935-05-31
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer