Dillinger

A Cold Blooded Bandit and a Hot Blooded Blonde ... who stopped at Nothing!

5.8
19451h 10m

The life of American public enemy number one who was shot by the police in 1934.

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Trailer for Dillinger (1945)

Cast

Photo of Lawrence Tierney

Lawrence Tierney

John Dillinger

Photo of Edmund Lowe

Edmund Lowe

Specs Green

Photo of Anne Jeffreys

Anne Jeffreys

Helen Rogers

Photo of Eduardo Ciannelli

Eduardo Ciannelli

Marco Minelli

Photo of Marc Lawrence

Marc Lawrence

Doc Madison

Photo of Elsa Janssen

Elsa Janssen

Mrs. Otto

Photo of Jack Mulhall

Jack Mulhall

Police Officer (uncredited)

Photo of Fred Aldrich

Fred Aldrich

Convict in Prison Cafeteria (uncredited)

Photo of Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Watchman (uncredited)

Photo of William B. Davidson

William B. Davidson

Bank President (uncredited)

Photo of Dick Elliott

Dick Elliott

Man in Bar (uncredited)

Photo of Terry Frost

Terry Frost

Federal Agent Who Shoots Dillinger (uncredited)

Photo of Chuck Hamilton

Chuck Hamilton

Armored Car Guard (uncredited)

Photo of George Humbert

George Humbert

Barber (uncredited)

Photo of Selmer Jackson

Selmer Jackson

Dr. Rex Spang (uncredited)

Photo of Kenner G. Kemp

Kenner G. Kemp

Bank Customer /Federal Agent (uncredited)

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Reviews

J

John Chard

7/10

Remember me?

John Dillinger (Lawrence Tierney) was an Indiana farm boy who had a thirst for cash, once realising where the cash was, Dillinger rose to become the 1930s public enemy number 1. This portrayal of a man who not only terrified the public, but also captivated them wholesale, benefits from an excellent screenplay courtesy of Philip Yordan. The picture's strength is not in purely aiming for entertainment values in guns and robbery rampage, it begs the questions of what made Dillinger the man he was? Was it an early stint in the big house that marked his life out for him? was his unison with Specs Green merely igniting a murderous rage within? or was Dillinger just a greedy bastard who was rotten to the core?

Running at only 70 minutes, and filmed on a "B" movie budget, Dillinger comes out as something of a triumph within the gangster genre. Posing questions and providing moments of genuine unease, it may just be one of the best gangster films that does not starg Cagney, Bogart or Eddy G. Stirring stuff, from a vengeful return to a bar, to the ripper of a finale, Dillinger is to me holding up considerably well in this day and age of pictures over killing violence for violence sake. 7/10

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