Dillinger (1945)
Release Date: Mar 2, 1945 Wide
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Dillinger, the was the ninth effort from the enterprising King Brothers, and their most financially successful film to date. Lawrence Tierney became an overnight cult favorite with his gritty portrayal of maverick bank robber John Dillinger, though top billing is bestowed upon Edmund Lowe as gang chieftain Specs. The film traces Dillinger's criminal career from his first petty theft to his spectacular 1934 demise outside Chicago's Biograph Theater (incidentally, this film was banned in Chicago
Mar 2, 1945 Wide
Jul 5, 2005
Scott Entertainment
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Cast
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Edmund Lowe
Specs -
Anne Jeffreys
Helen -
Lawrence Tierney
Dillinger -
Marc Lawrence I
Doc -
Elisha Cook Jr.
Kirk -
Ralph Lewis
Tony -
Ludwig Stossel
Otto -
Hugh Prosser
Guard -
Dewey Robinson
Guard -
Bob Perry
Proprietor -
Kid Chissel
Watchman -
Billy Nelson
Watchman -
Lee "Lasses" White
Salesman -
Lou Lubin
Walter -
Eduardo Ciannelli
Marco Minnelli -
Elsa Janssen
Mrs. Otto -
Constance Worth
Blonde -
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A powerful, bleak B-level biopic of the legendary gangster made just a decade after his death.
This 70-minute classic from Monogram Studios is the epitome of what they call "lean and mean."
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