Public Hero Number 1
J. Walter Ruben1935-05-31
FACTS!...NEVER BEFORE TOLD!
6.2
89 min
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
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Lionel Barrymore | Dr. Josiah Glass | Unowned |
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Jean Arthur | Maria Theresa 'Terry' O'Reilly | Unowned |
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Chester Morris | Jeff Crane | Unowned |
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Joseph Calleia | Sonny 'Dinkie' Black | Unowned |
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Paul Kelly | Special Agent James Duff | Unowned |
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Lewis Stone | Prison Warden | Unowned |
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Paul Hurst | Rufe Parker | Unowned |
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George E. Stone | Butch | Unowned |
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Sam Baker | Mose Jones | Unowned |
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William Bailey | Federal Agent (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Brooks Benedict | Bar Patron (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ed Brady | Convict in Prison (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Lane Chandler | Train Conductor (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Cora Sue Collins | Little Girl (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Helene Costello | Convict Wife (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Nell Craig | Duff's Secretary with Telegram (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Frank Darien | Dr. Hale - Plastic Surgeon (uncredited) | Unowned |
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James Flavin | Flavin - Federal Agent (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Harry Geise | Convict (uncredited) | Unowned |
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John George | Convict (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jonathan Hale | Prison Board Member (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Henry Hall | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Lillian Harmer | Mrs. Higgins (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Eddie Hart | Eddie - Sonny's Henchman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Edward Hearn | Policeman in Pursuing Car (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Al Hill | Al - Sonny's Henchman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Arthur Housman | Scottsdale Bar Drunk (uncredited) | Unowned |
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William Irving | Federal Agent (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Selmer Jackson | Simpson - Prison Board Member (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Gladden James | Federal Agent (uncredited) | Unowned |
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John Kelly | Federal Agent / Truck Driver Smuggling Gun (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Anderson Lawler | Higgins - Federal Agent (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Frank McGlynn Jr. | Federal Agent (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Larry McGrath | Unowned | |
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Greta Meyer | Glass' Housekeeper (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Bob Montgomery | Brian - Sonny's Henchman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Bert Moorhouse | Federal Agent (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Frank Moran | Moran - Prison Guard (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Philip Morris | Government Agent (uncredited) | Unowned |
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James C. Morton | Road House Patron (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Pat O'Malley | Federal Agent (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jack Pennick | Bus Driver (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Lee Phelps | Tower Guard with Machine Gun (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Russ Powell | McGinnis - Hotel Bartender (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Stanley Price | Sonny's Henchman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Frank Rice | Cab Driver (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Bert Roach | Salesman on Bus Annoying Terry (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Teru Shimada | Sam - Sonny's Japanese Houseboy (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Landers Stevens | Federal Man (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Carl Stockdale | Train Conductor (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Billy Sullivan | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Zeffie Tilbury | Deaf Woman in Scottsdale Bar (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Dorothy Vernon | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Larry Wheat | Andrews - Prison Board Member (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Bill Wolfe | Man on Dance Floor (uncredited) | Unowned |
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William Worthington | Prison Board Member (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Tammany Young | Bartender (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Frank Bruno | Extra Leaving Theater (uncredited) | Unowned |