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Public Hero ﹟1 is a 1935 American crime film starring Lionel Barrymore, Jean Arthur, Chester Morris and Joseph Calleia. The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production was directed by J. Walter Ruben.
Public Hero Number 1: Directed by J. Walter Ruben. With Lionel Barrymore, Jean Arthur, Chester Morris, Joseph Calleia. A G-man goes undercover to infiltrate a gang, helping the group's leader escape from prison to gain his trust.
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- Crime, Drama
- J. Walter Ruben
- 1935-05-31
Jul 17, 2021 · 1935 - Public Hero Number One - J. Walter Ruben - VO. Publication date 1935 Topics 1935, J. Walter Ruben. For Academic / Educational Use Only. Addeddate 2021-07-17 18 ...
- 89 min
- 400
- Videos de danza
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.
A good example of this change is Public Hero No. 1 (1935), starring Lionel Barrymore, Jean Arthur, Chester Morris, Joseph Calleia, and Paul Kelly. SYNOPSIS: A lawman (Chester Morris) poses as a convict and enters prison to spy on a noted gangster (Joseph Calleia in his first film role).
- J. Walter Ruben, Bob Barnes, Hugh Boswell
- Lionel Barrymore
Public Hero No. 1. 1935: J. Walter Ruben director; starring Chester Morris, Lionel Barrymore, Jean Arthur. This potboiler from MGM has Morris (as an undercover FBI agent, the eponymous Public Hero No. 1) going after a Purple Gang crime boss (Public Enemy No. 1).
Drunk docs and crazy coincidences. Morris plays Jeff Crane, a new, loudmouth convict in prison, who is stuck in a cell with Sonny, the suspected leader of the “Purple Gang,” who quickly puts him in his place. But Crane learns no lesson and before long gets 21 days in solitary.
