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Public Hero Number 1
Release Date: May 31, 1935
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Genres: 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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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
Featured Crew
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J. Walter Ruben | Story
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Wells Root | Screenplay
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Wells Root | Story
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J. Walter Ruben | Director
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Frank Sullivan | Editor
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Dolly Tree | Wardrobe Master