Public Hero Number 1

Public Hero Number 1

89 mins | Drama, Crime | May 31, 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 joins him in a Dillinger-like flight across the country.

Public Hero Number 1

89 mins | Drama, Crime | May 31, 1935

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.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title Public Hero Number 1
Directors Robert E. Barnes, Hugh Boswell, J. Walter Ruben
Writers J. Walter Ruben, Wells Root

Cast

Lionel Barrymore

as Dr. Josiah Glass

Jean Arthur

as Maria Theresa 'Terry' O'Reilly

Chester Morris

as Jeff Crane

Joseph Calleia

as Sonny 'Dinkie' Black

Paul Kelly

as Special Agent James Duff

Lewis Stone

as Prison Warden

Paul Hurst

as Rufe Parker

George E. Stone

as Butch

Sam Baker

as Mose Jones

William Bailey

as Federal Agent (uncredited)

Brooks Benedict

as Bar Patron (uncredited)

Ed Brady

as Convict in Prison (uncredited)

Lane Chandler

as Train Conductor (uncredited)

Cora Sue Collins

as Little Girl (uncredited)

Helene Costello

as Convict Wife (uncredited)

Nell Craig

as Duff's Secretary with Telegram (uncredited)

Frank Darien

as Dr. Hale - Plastic Surgeon (uncredited)

James Flavin

as Flavin - Federal Agent (uncredited)

Harry Geise

as Convict (uncredited)

John George

as Convict (uncredited)

Jonathan Hale

as Prison Board Member (uncredited)

Henry Hall

as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Lillian Harmer

as Mrs. Higgins (uncredited)

Eddie Hart

as Eddie - Sonny's Henchman (uncredited)

Edward Hearn

as Policeman in Pursuing Car (uncredited)

Al Hill

as Al - Sonny's Henchman (uncredited)

Arthur Housman

as Scottsdale Bar Drunk (uncredited)

William Irving

as Federal Agent (uncredited)

Selmer Jackson

as Simpson - Prison Board Member (uncredited)

Gladden James

as Federal Agent (uncredited)

John Kelly

as Federal Agent / Truck Driver Smuggling Gun (uncredited)

Anderson Lawler

as Higgins - Federal Agent (uncredited)

Frank McGlynn Jr.

as Federal Agent (uncredited)

Greta Meyer

as Glass' Housekeeper (uncredited)

Bob Montgomery

as Brian - Sonny's Henchman (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse

as Federal Agent (uncredited)

Frank Moran

as Moran - Prison Guard (uncredited)

Philip Morris

as Government Agent (uncredited)

James C. Morton

as Road House Patron (uncredited)

Pat O'Malley

as Federal Agent (uncredited)

Jack Pennick

as Bus Driver (uncredited)

Lee Phelps

as Tower Guard with Machine Gun (uncredited)

Russ Powell

as McGinnis - Hotel Bartender (uncredited)

Stanley Price

as Sonny's Henchman (uncredited)

Frank Rice

as Cab Driver (uncredited)

Bert Roach

as Salesman on Bus Annoying Terry (uncredited)

Teru Shimada

as Sam - Sonny's Japanese Houseboy (uncredited)

Landers Stevens

as Federal Man (uncredited)

Carl Stockdale

as Train Conductor (uncredited)

Billy Sullivan

as Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Zeffie Tilbury

as Deaf Woman in Scottsdale Bar (uncredited)

Dorothy Vernon

as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Larry Wheat

as Andrews - Prison Board Member (uncredited)

Bill Wolfe

as Man on Dance Floor (uncredited)

William Worthington

as Prison Board Member (uncredited)

Tammany Young

as Bartender (uncredited)

Frank Bruno

as Extra Leaving Theater (uncredited)