Public Hero Number 1
1935, crime, drama
89 minutes
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
Dr. Josiah Glass
Maria Theresa 'Terry' O'Reilly
Jeff Crane
Sonny 'Dinkie' Black
Special Agent James Duff
Prison Warden
Rufe Parker
Butch
Mose Jones
Federal Agent (uncredited)
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Convict in Prison (uncredited)
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Little Girl (uncredited)
Convict Wife (uncredited)
Duff's Secretary with Telegram (uncredited)
Dr. Hale - Plastic Surgeon (uncredited)
Flavin - Federal Agent (uncredited)
Convict (uncredited)
Convict (uncredited)
Prison Board Member (uncredited)
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Mrs. Higgins (uncredited)
Eddie - Sonny's Henchman (uncredited)
Policeman in Pursuing Car (uncredited)
Al - Sonny's Henchman (uncredited)
Scottsdale Bar Drunk (uncredited)
Federal Agent (uncredited)
Simpson - Prison Board Member (uncredited)
Federal Agent (uncredited)
Federal Agent / Truck Driver Smuggling Gun (uncredited)
Higgins - Federal Agent (uncredited)
Federal Agent (uncredited)
Glass' Housekeeper (uncredited)
Brian - Sonny's Henchman (uncredited)
Federal Agent (uncredited)
Moran - Prison Guard (uncredited)
Government Agent (uncredited)
Road House Patron (uncredited)
Federal Agent (uncredited)
Bus Driver (uncredited)
Tower Guard with Machine Gun (uncredited)
McGinnis - Hotel Bartender (uncredited)
Sonny's Henchman (uncredited)
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Salesman on Bus Annoying Terry (uncredited)
Sam - Sonny's Japanese Houseboy (uncredited)
Federal Man (uncredited)
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Deaf Woman in Scottsdale Bar (uncredited)
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Andrews - Prison Board Member (uncredited)
Man on Dance Floor (uncredited)
Prison Board Member (uncredited)
Bartender (uncredited)
Extra Leaving Theater (uncredited)
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