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FACTS!...NEVER BEFORE TOLD!

6.1

1h 29m

1935

“FACTS!...NEVER BEFORE TOLD!”

Synopsis

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.

Director

J. Walter Ruben

CrimeDrama

gangsterprison escapedoctorprison riotgetawaydrunkard

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Cast & Crew

Lionel Barrymore

Lionel Barrymore

as Dr. Josiah Glass

Jean Arthur

Jean Arthur

as Maria Theresa 'Terry' O'Reilly

Chester Morris

Chester Morris

as Jeff Crane

Joseph Calleia

Joseph Calleia

as Sonny 'Dinkie' Black

Paul Kelly

Paul Kelly

as Special Agent James Duff

Lewis Stone

Lewis Stone

as Prison Warden

Paul Hurst

Paul Hurst

as Rufe Parker

George E. Stone

George E. Stone

as Butch

Sam Baker

as Mose Jones

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