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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.
Top Billed Cast
Lionel Barrymore
Dr. Josiah Glass
Jean Arthur
Maria Theresa 'Terry' O'Reilly
Chester Morris
Jeff Crane
Joseph Calleia
Sonny 'Dinkie' Black
Paul Kelly
Special Agent James Duff
Featured Crew
J. Walter Ruben
Story
Wells Root
Screenplay
Wells Root
Story
J. Walter Ruben
Director
Frank Sullivan
Editor
Dolly Tree
Wardrobe Master
Hugh Boswell
Assistant Director
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Robert E. Barnes
Assistant Director
Edward Ward
Original Music Composer
Gregg Toland
Director of Photography
Douglas Shearer
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