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Public Hero Number 1

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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.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1935-05-31

Runtime: 89 mins

Director: J. Walter Ruben

Spoken language: English

Genres: Crime, Drama

Original title: Public Hero Number 1

Production Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Countries: United States of America

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