TMDb Rating
6.2/10
8 verified votes
Public Hero Number 1 (1935)
CrimeDrama
89 min
"FACTS!...NEVER BEFORE TOLD!"
Plot Summary
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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Keywords to include
CrimeDramaJ. Walter RubenLionel BarrymoreJean Arthur1935
Director
J. Walter Ruben
Top Cast
Lionel BarrymoreJean ArthurChester MorrisJoseph CalleiaPaul Kelly
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