There was apparently a little accuracy in this complex story, but despite the presence of real-life gangsters such as "Pretty Boy" Floyd and Verne Greene and "Baby Face" Nelson, and real-life federal agent Melvin Purvis, and despite real-life vintage autos, and despite a lot of action and LOTS of flying bullets ... well, "accuracy" took more of a hit than did Frank "Jelly" Nash.
It's kinda fun to look up the characters named in this TV movie and see how many really were part of the crime-ridden era of the early 1930s.
Many a name has been changed, including that of the wife of Floyd, and the Kansas City police commissioner.
So watch for fun, for the always real pleasure of seeing Dale Robertson, for the chance to criticize the haircuts of the actors, and a serious chance to admire acting from some of the very best actors Hollywood ever provided, including Harris Yulin, the only one I ever met, and Lynn Loring, Morgan Paull, and the great Scott Brady.
And watch for a cameo by real-life former Georgia Governor Lester Maddox as "Governor Patrick Burns," although the real governor at that time was "Alfalfa Bill" Murray. I don't know why a real-life politician is not identified.
I do recommend this very well-made movie -- well, except the bad guys sure were better shots than the cops and agents -- but I hope you get a better print than the one I saw at YouTube.
It's kinda fun to look up the characters named in this TV movie and see how many really were part of the crime-ridden era of the early 1930s.
Many a name has been changed, including that of the wife of Floyd, and the Kansas City police commissioner.
So watch for fun, for the always real pleasure of seeing Dale Robertson, for the chance to criticize the haircuts of the actors, and a serious chance to admire acting from some of the very best actors Hollywood ever provided, including Harris Yulin, the only one I ever met, and Lynn Loring, Morgan Paull, and the great Scott Brady.
And watch for a cameo by real-life former Georgia Governor Lester Maddox as "Governor Patrick Burns," although the real governor at that time was "Alfalfa Bill" Murray. I don't know why a real-life politician is not identified.
I do recommend this very well-made movie -- well, except the bad guys sure were better shots than the cops and agents -- but I hope you get a better print than the one I saw at YouTube.