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Public Hero Number 1 (1935)

Movie"FACTS!...NEVER BEFORE TOLD!"
Audience Score
62
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NR 1 hr 29 minMay 31st, 1935Crime, Drama
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.
StarringLionel BarrymoreJean ArthurChester Morris
DirectorJ. Walter Ruben

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:May 31st, 1935
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Movie Tags:
gangsterdoctorprison escapeprison riotdrunkardgetaway