Public Hero ﹟1
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.
Plot
Undercover FBI agent Jeff Crane is planted in the same prison as Sonny Black, who is suspected of belonging to the notorious Purple Gang. Jeff helps Sonny escape in the hope that he will lead Jeff to the rest of the gang.
More details
| author | Wells Root |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Wisconsin |
| director | J. Walter Ruben |
| editor | Frank Sullivan |
| genre | crime drama |
| keywords | belong biograph theater bos fbi fbi agent gang member john dillinger kill nothing plan plastic surgery public enemy purple gang roadhouse special agent strand suspect the purple gang wound |
| musicBy | Edward Ward |
| producer | Lucien Hubbard |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| publisher | Loews Cineplex Entertainment |
| theme | prison romantic drama |