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Public Hero Number 1(1935)
Status: Released
Date: 1935-05-31
62%
10 Votes
Time: 1h 29m
FACTS!...NEVER BEFORE TOLD!
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.
Languages: English.
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United States of America
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Movie: Public Hero Number 1
Top 10 Billed 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
William Bailey
Federal Agent (uncredited)
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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.
Release Date
1935-05-31
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6.2
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FACTS!...NEVER BEFORE TOLD!
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