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John Dillinger begins his life of crime as a petty thief, meets his future gang in prison and eventually masterminds a series of daring robberies.John Dillinger begins his life of crime as a petty thief, meets his future gang in prison and eventually masterminds a series of daring robberies.John Dillinger begins his life of crime as a petty thief, meets his future gang in prison and eventually masterminds a series of daring robberies.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total
Eduardo Ciannelli
- Marco Minelli
- (as Eduardo Cianelli)
Elsa Janssen
- Mrs. Otto
- (as Else Jannsen)
Ludwig Stössel
- Mr. Otto
- (as Ludwig Stossel)
Fred Aldrich
- Convict in Prison Cafeteria
- (uncredited)
Sam Balter
- Newsreel Announcer
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
- Watchman
- (uncredited)
James Conaty
- Restaurant Customer
- (uncredited)
William B. Davidson
- Bank President
- (uncredited)
Dick Elliott
- Man in Bar
- (uncredited)
Terry Frost
- Federal Agent Who Shoots Dillinger
- (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
- Armored Car Guard
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Philip Yordan
- William Castle(uncredited)
- William K. Howard(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaMany conservative social and religious groups demanded that the film be withdrawn or banned outright because of what they considered its "brutal and sensational" subject matter. The Chicago Censorship Board banned the film from being shown in Chicago for two years. The film finally opened on May 30, 1947, at the Oriental Theater in downtown Chicago and at the Biograph Theater on the north side, where the real John Dillinger had just seen a movie--Manhattan Melodrama (1934)--the night he was ambushed and shot dead by the FBI..
- GoofsDillinger's first crime wave in the state of Indiana shows a map of western Los Angeles County. The towns of El Segundo and Hawthorne are easily readable on the map.
- Quotes
Helen Rogers: Who lives here?
John Dillinger: What do you care?
Helen Rogers: Well, I just like to know where I am.
John Dillinger: You're with me.
- ConnectionsEdited from Sherlock Holmes (1932)
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Terrific
I continue to be amazed at the ratings some movies get here. I just saw this snappy little movie and thought sure it would get a higher rating that 6.3. I agree with the another viewer's description of it being a "lean, mean, cheapo." A cheapo yes, but one where not a penny is spent on extraneous scenes. A nice antidote to higher-budgeted (and more highly rated) movies where we're made to spend hours watching actors doing virtually nothing in never-ending, story-killing close-ups. I'd watch this one again in a heartbeat.
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- Budget
- $193,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 10 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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