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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
Director
Wells Root
Screenplay
Wells Root
Story
J. Walter Ruben
Story
Dolly Tree
Wardrobe Master
Frank Sullivan
Editor
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Gregg Toland
Director of Photography
Edward Ward
Original Music Composer
Douglas Shearer
Sound
Robert E. Barnes
Assistant Director
Hugh Boswell
Assistant Director
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