Dillinger: Public Enemy No. 1


1934-11-01

In the most thrilling episode of his life!
5
20 min

Propagandic newsreel commissioned by J. Edgar Hoover to make the FBI's killing of John Dillinger seem more heroic, after a public outcry complained that the government's shooting a man in the back while leaving a movie theatre was cowardly.

Cast

Name Character Team
John Dillinger Unowned
Melvin Purvis Unowned