
Public Hero Number 1
Crime | Drama
Release Date
May 31, 1935
Duration
89 min
Status
Released
Language
en
Overview
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.
Casts

Dr. Josiah Glass
Lionel Barrymore

Maria Theresa 'Terry' O'Reilly
Jean Arthur

Jeff Crane
Chester Morris

Sonny 'Dinkie' Black
Joseph Calleia

Special Agent James Duff
Paul Kelly

Prison Warden
Lewis Stone

Rufe Parker
Paul Hurst

Butch
George E. Stone

Mose Jones
Sam Baker

Federal Agent (uncredited)
William Bailey

Bar Patron (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict

Convict in Prison (uncredited)
Ed Brady

Train Conductor (uncredited)
Lane Chandler

Little Girl (uncredited)
Cora Sue Collins

Convict Wife (uncredited)
Helene Costello

Duff's Secretary with Telegram (uncredited)
Nell Craig

Dr. Hale - Plastic Surgeon (uncredited)
Frank Darien

Flavin - Federal Agent (uncredited)
James Flavin

Convict (uncredited)
Harry Geise

Convict (uncredited)
John George

Prison Board Member (uncredited)
Jonathan Hale

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Henry Hall

Mrs. Higgins (uncredited)
Lillian Harmer

Eddie - Sonny's Henchman (uncredited)
Eddie Hart

Policeman in Pursuing Car (uncredited)
Edward Hearn

Al - Sonny's Henchman (uncredited)
Al Hill

Scottsdale Bar Drunk (uncredited)
Arthur Housman

Federal Agent (uncredited)
William Irving

Simpson - Prison Board Member (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson

Federal Agent (uncredited)
Gladden James

Federal Agent / Truck Driver Smuggling Gun (uncredited)
John Kelly

Higgins - Federal Agent (uncredited)
Anderson Lawler

Federal Agent (uncredited)
Frank McGlynn Jr.

Larry McGrath

Glass' Housekeeper (uncredited)
Greta Meyer

Brian - Sonny's Henchman (uncredited)
Bob Montgomery

Federal Agent (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse

Moran - Prison Guard (uncredited)
Frank Moran

Government Agent (uncredited)
Philip Morris

Road House Patron (uncredited)
James C. Morton

Federal Agent (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley

Bus Driver (uncredited)
Jack Pennick

Tower Guard with Machine Gun (uncredited)
Lee Phelps

McGinnis - Hotel Bartender (uncredited)
Russ Powell

Sonny's Henchman (uncredited)
Stanley Price

Cab Driver (uncredited)
Frank Rice

Salesman on Bus Annoying Terry (uncredited)
Bert Roach

Sam - Sonny's Japanese Houseboy (uncredited)
Teru Shimada

Federal Man (uncredited)
Landers Stevens

Train Conductor (uncredited)
Carl Stockdale

Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Billy Sullivan

Deaf Woman in Scottsdale Bar (uncredited)
Zeffie Tilbury

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Dorothy Vernon

Andrews - Prison Board Member (uncredited)
Larry Wheat

Man on Dance Floor (uncredited)
Bill Wolfe

Prison Board Member (uncredited)
William Worthington

Bartender (uncredited)
Tammany Young

Extra Leaving Theater (uncredited)
Frank Bruno
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