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.
Dr. Josiah Glass
Lionel Barrymore
Maria Theresa 'Terry' O'Reilly
Jean Arthur
Jeff Crane
Chester Morris
Sonny 'Dinkie' Black
Joseph Calleia
Special Agent James Duff
Paul Kelly
Prison Warden
Lewis Stone
Rufe Parker
Paul Hurst
Butch
George E. Stone
Mose Jones
Sam Baker
Federal Agent (uncredited)
William Bailey
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
Convict in Prison (uncredited)
Ed Brady
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Lane Chandler
Little Girl (uncredited)
Cora Sue Collins
Convict Wife (uncredited)
Helene Costello
Duff's Secretary with Telegram (uncredited)
Nell Craig
Dr. Hale - Plastic Surgeon (uncredited)
Frank Darien
Flavin - Federal Agent (uncredited)
James Flavin
Convict (uncredited)
Harry Geise
Convict (uncredited)
John George
Prison Board Member (uncredited)
Jonathan Hale
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Henry Hall
Mrs. Higgins (uncredited)
Lillian Harmer
Eddie - Sonny's Henchman (uncredited)
Eddie Hart
Policeman in Pursuing Car (uncredited)
Edward Hearn
Al - Sonny's Henchman (uncredited)
Al Hill
Scottsdale Bar Drunk (uncredited)
Arthur Housman
Federal Agent (uncredited)
William Irving
Simpson - Prison Board Member (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
Federal Agent (uncredited)
Gladden James
Federal Agent / Truck Driver Smuggling Gun (uncredited)
John Kelly
Higgins - Federal Agent (uncredited)
Anderson Lawler
Federal Agent (uncredited)
Frank McGlynn Jr.
Larry McGrath
Glass' Housekeeper (uncredited)
Greta Meyer
Brian - Sonny's Henchman (uncredited)
Bob Montgomery
Federal Agent (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Moran - Prison Guard (uncredited)
Frank Moran
Government Agent (uncredited)
Philip Morris
Road House Patron (uncredited)
James C. Morton
Federal Agent (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley
Bus Driver (uncredited)
Jack Pennick
Tower Guard with Machine Gun (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
McGinnis - Hotel Bartender (uncredited)
Russ Powell
Sonny's Henchman (uncredited)
Stanley Price
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Frank Rice
Salesman on Bus Annoying Terry (uncredited)
Bert Roach
Sam - Sonny's Japanese Houseboy (uncredited)
Teru Shimada
Federal Man (uncredited)
Landers Stevens
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Carl Stockdale
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Billy Sullivan
Deaf Woman in Scottsdale Bar (uncredited)
Zeffie Tilbury
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Dorothy Vernon
Andrews - Prison Board Member (uncredited)
Larry Wheat
Man on Dance Floor (uncredited)
Bill Wolfe
Prison Board Member (uncredited)
William Worthington
Bartender (uncredited)
Tammany Young
Extra Leaving Theater (uncredited)
Frank Bruno