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.
Lionel Barrymore
as Dr. Josiah Glass
Jean Arthur
as Maria Theresa 'Terry' O'Reilly
Chester Morris
as Jeff Crane
Joseph Calleia
as Sonny 'Dinkie' Black
Paul Kelly
as Special Agent James Duff
Lewis Stone
as Prison Warden
Paul Hurst
as Rufe Parker
George E. Stone
as Butch
Sam Baker
as Mose Jones
William Bailey
as Federal Agent (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
as Bar Patron (uncredited)
Ed Brady
as Convict in Prison (uncredited)
