Public Hero Number 1
62 %|May 31, 1935|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.
Featured Crew
J. Walter Ruben
Director
Wells Root
Screenplay
Wells Root
Story
J. Walter Ruben
Story
Dolly Tree
Wardrobe Master
Frank Sullivan
Editor
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Gregg Toland
Director of Photography
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
Paul Hurst
Rufe Parker
George E. Stone
Butch
Sam Baker
Mose Jones
William Bailey
Federal Agent (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Ed Brady
Convict in Prison (uncredited)
Lane Chandler
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Cora Sue Collins
Little Girl (uncredited)
Helene Costello
Convict Wife (uncredited)
Nell Craig
Duff's Secretary with Telegram (uncredited)
Frank Darien
Dr. Hale - Plastic Surgeon (uncredited)
James Flavin
Flavin - Federal Agent (uncredited)
Harry Geise
Convict (uncredited)
John George
Convict (uncredited)
Jonathan Hale
Prison Board Member (uncredited)
Henry Hall
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Lillian Harmer
Mrs. Higgins (uncredited)
Eddie Hart
Eddie - Sonny's Henchman (uncredited)
Edward Hearn
Policeman in Pursuing Car (uncredited)
Al Hill
Al - Sonny's Henchman (uncredited)
Arthur Housman
Scottsdale Bar Drunk (uncredited)
William Irving
Federal Agent (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
Simpson - Prison Board Member (uncredited)
Gladden James
Federal Agent (uncredited)
John Kelly
Federal Agent / Truck Driver Smuggling Gun (uncredited)
Anderson Lawler
Higgins - Federal Agent (uncredited)
Frank McGlynn Jr.
Federal Agent (uncredited)
Greta Meyer
Glass' Housekeeper (uncredited)
Bob Montgomery
Brian - Sonny's Henchman (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Federal Agent (uncredited)
Frank Moran
Moran - Prison Guard (uncredited)
Philip Morris
Government Agent (uncredited)
James C. Morton
Road House Patron (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley
Federal Agent (uncredited)
Jack Pennick
Bus Driver (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Tower Guard with Machine Gun (uncredited)
Russ Powell
McGinnis - Hotel Bartender (uncredited)
Stanley Price
Sonny's Henchman (uncredited)
Frank Rice
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Bert Roach
Salesman on Bus Annoying Terry (uncredited)
Teru Shimada
Sam - Sonny's Japanese Houseboy (uncredited)
Landers Stevens
Federal Man (uncredited)
Carl Stockdale
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Billy Sullivan
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Zeffie Tilbury
Deaf Woman in Scottsdale Bar (uncredited)
Dorothy Vernon
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Larry Wheat
Andrews - Prison Board Member (uncredited)
Bill Wolfe
Man on Dance Floor (uncredited)
William Worthington
Prison Board Member (uncredited)
Tammany Young
Bartender (uncredited)
Frank Bruno
Extra Leaving Theater (uncredited)