Dillinger

1945
Approved
1h 10m

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6.5/10

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Anne Jeffreys and Lawrence Tierney in Dillinger (1945)

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.

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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.

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IMDb RATING

6.5/10

2.2K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total

Marco Minelli
(as Eduardo Cianelli)

Marc Lawrence

Doc Madison

Elisha Cook Jr.

Kirk Otto

Ralph Lewis

Tony

Elsa Janssen

Mrs. Otto
(as Else Jannsen)

Ludwig Stössel

Mr. Otto
(as Ludwig Stossel)

Constance Worth

Woman in Bar

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)

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Trivia
Many conservative social and religious groups demanded that the film be withdrawn or banned outright because of what they considered its "brutal and sensational" subject matter.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..

Goofs
Dillinger'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.

Connections
Edited from Sherlock Holmes (1932)

Soundtracks
Silent Night
(uncredited)
Music by Franz Xaver Gruber

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"B" Movie That Rivals an "A" Product

This taut little crime noir is worth watching a couple of times. It has a short running time which was typical of "B" films and it packs a lot of action into a little over 60 minutes.

What a cast this film boasts!!......Edmund Lowe, a former screen idol of the silents and early talkies; Marc Lawrence and Eduardo Cianelli who could never shake their bad guy images; the greatest of all character actors, Elisha Cook Jr. whose career spanned in excess of 50 years; and Lawrence Tierney, born to portray a criminal. Tierney, who was a bad boy in real life (which sank his career for many years before he made a comeback in the 1980s)is the epitome of a cold eyed, hardened gangster who lives for today and the hell with tomorrow. Tierney, whose brother Scott Brady was a recurring presence in films of the 50s, will always be recognized for this part alone and it could have shot him to stardom but his personal life got in the way.......too bad. This film is a standout in the realm of "B" movies and is worthy of it's reputation.