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Public Hero Number 1

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Calorie Rating: 125
Released: 1935-05-31
MPAA Rating: NR
Running Time: 89 Minutes
Studios: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,


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.

Director / Directors

Hugh Boswell
Assistant Director
Robert E. Barnes
Assistant Director



Cast

Lionel Barrymore
Character: Dr. Josiah Glass
Jean Arthur
Character: Maria Theresa 'Terry' O'Reilly
Chester Morris
Character: Jeff Crane

Joseph Calleia
Character: Sonny 'Dinkie' Black
Paul Kelly
Character: Special Agent James Duff
Lewis Stone
Character: Prison Warden

Paul Hurst
Character: Rufe Parker
George E. Stone
Character: Butch
Sam Baker
Character: Mose Jones

William Bailey
Character: Federal Agent (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
Character: Bar Patron (uncredited)
Ed Brady
Character: Convict in Prison (uncredited)

Lane Chandler
Character: Train Conductor (uncredited)
Cora Sue Collins
Character: Little Girl (uncredited)
Helene Costello
Character: Convict Wife (uncredited)

Nell Craig
Character: Duff's Secretary with Telegram (uncredited)
Frank Darien
Character: Dr. Hale - Plastic Surgeon (uncredited)
James Flavin
Character: Flavin - Federal Agent (uncredited)

Harry Geise
Character: Convict (uncredited)
John George
Character: Convict (uncredited)
Jonathan Hale
Character: Prison Board Member (uncredited)

Henry Hall
Character: Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Lillian Harmer
Character: Mrs. Higgins (uncredited)
Eddie Hart
Character: Eddie - Sonny's Henchman (uncredited)

Edward Hearn
Character: Policeman in Pursuing Car (uncredited)
Al Hill
Character: Al - Sonny's Henchman (uncredited)
Arthur Housman
Character: Scottsdale Bar Drunk (uncredited)

William Irving
Character: Federal Agent (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
Character: Simpson - Prison Board Member (uncredited)
Gladden James
Character: Federal Agent (uncredited)

John Kelly
Character: Federal Agent / Truck Driver Smuggling Gun (uncredited)
Anderson Lawler
Character: Higgins - Federal Agent (uncredited)
Frank McGlynn Jr.
Character: Federal Agent (uncredited)

Greta Meyer
Character: Glass' Housekeeper (uncredited)
Bob Montgomery
Character: Brian - Sonny's Henchman (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse
Character: Federal Agent (uncredited)
Frank Moran
Character: Moran - Prison Guard (uncredited)
Philip Morris
Character: Government Agent (uncredited)

James C. Morton
Character: Road House Patron (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley
Character: Federal Agent (uncredited)
Jack Pennick
Character: Bus Driver (uncredited)

Lee Phelps
Character: Tower Guard with Machine Gun (uncredited)
Russ Powell
Character: McGinnis - Hotel Bartender (uncredited)
Stanley Price
Character: Sonny's Henchman (uncredited)

Frank Rice
Character: Cab Driver (uncredited)
Bert Roach
Character: Salesman on Bus Annoying Terry (uncredited)
Teru Shimada
Character: Sam - Sonny's Japanese Houseboy (uncredited)

Landers Stevens
Character: Federal Man (uncredited)
Carl Stockdale
Character: Train Conductor (uncredited)
Billy Sullivan
Character: Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Zeffie Tilbury
Character: Deaf Woman in Scottsdale Bar (uncredited)
Dorothy Vernon
Character: Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Larry Wheat
Character: Andrews - Prison Board Member (uncredited)

Bill Wolfe
Character: Man on Dance Floor (uncredited)
William Worthington
Character: Prison Board Member (uncredited)
Tammany Young
Character: Bartender (uncredited)

Frank Bruno
Character: Extra Leaving Theater (uncredited)


Production and Crew

Wells Root
Screenplay

Dolly Tree
Wardrobe Master
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction

Gregg Toland
Director of Photography
Edward Ward
Original Music Composer