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Dillinger

  • 1945
  • Passed
  • 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.

  • Director
    • Max Nosseck
  • Writers
    • Philip Yordan
    • William Castle
  • Stars
    • Lawrence Tierney
    • Edmund Lowe
    • Anne Jeffreys
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    2.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Max Nosseck
    • Writers
      • Philip Yordan
      • William Castle
    • Stars
      • Lawrence Tierney
      • Edmund Lowe
      • Anne Jeffreys
    • 47User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 nomination total

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    Anne Jeffreys and Lawrence Tierney in Dillinger (1945)
    Anne Jeffreys and Lawrence Tierney in Dillinger (1945)
    Eduardo Ciannelli, Elisha Cook Jr., Marc Lawrence, and Lawrence Tierney in Dillinger (1945)
    Elisha Cook Jr. and Marc Lawrence in Dillinger (1945)
    Lawrence Tierney in Dillinger (1945)
    Eduardo Ciannelli, Elisha Cook Jr., Marc Lawrence, Edmund Lowe, and Lawrence Tierney in Dillinger (1945)
    Elisha Cook Jr., Anne Jeffreys, Ludwig Stössel, and Lawrence Tierney in Dillinger (1945)
    Anne Jeffreys and Lawrence Tierney in Dillinger (1945)
    Lawrence Tierney in Dillinger (1945)
    Anne Jeffreys and Lawrence Tierney in Dillinger (1945)
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    Marc Lawrence, George McKay, and Lawrence Tierney in Dillinger (1945)

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    Lawrence Tierney
    Lawrence Tierney
    • John Dillinger
    Edmund Lowe
    Edmund Lowe
    • Specs Green
    Anne Jeffreys
    Anne Jeffreys
    • Helen Rogers
    Eduardo Ciannelli
    Eduardo Ciannelli
    • Marco Minelli
    • (as Eduardo Cianelli)
    Marc Lawrence
    Marc Lawrence
    • Doc Madison
    Elisha Cook Jr.
    Elisha Cook Jr.
    • Kirk Otto
    Ralph Lewis
    • Tony
    Elsa Janssen
    Elsa Janssen
    • Mrs. Otto
    • (as Else Jannsen)
    Ludwig Stössel
    Ludwig Stössel
    • Mr. Otto
    • (as Ludwig Stossel)
    Constance Worth
    Constance Worth
    • Woman in Bar
    Fred Aldrich
    Fred Aldrich
    • Convict in Prison Cafeteria
    • (uncredited)
    Sam Balter
    Sam Balter
    • Newsreel Announcer
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Noble 'Kid' Chissell
    Noble 'Kid' Chissell
    • Watchman
    • (uncredited)
    James Conaty
    • Restaurant Customer
    • (uncredited)
    William B. Davidson
    William B. Davidson
    • Bank President
    • (uncredited)
    Dick Elliott
    Dick Elliott
    • Man in Bar
    • (uncredited)
    Terry Frost
    Terry Frost
    • Federal Agent Who Shoots Dillinger
    • (uncredited)
    Chuck Hamilton
    Chuck Hamilton
    • Armored Car Guard
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Max Nosseck
    • Writers
      • Philip Yordan
      • William Castle(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

    User reviews47

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    7/10
    Dillinger (1945) ***
    Although it would have been much more appropriate as part of a subsequent Gangster DVD Collection from Warners (rather than the Film Noir in which it was included), DILLINGER is a solid B flick buoyed by a fast pace, a bevy of familiar character actors (Edmund Lowe, Eduardo Cianelli, Marc Lawrence, Elisha Cook Jr.) and a terrific turn by Lawrence Tierney in the title role. Although John Milius' 1973 remake is much more factual and despite an over-reliance on stock footage from bigger-budgeted films - like Fritz Lang's YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE (1937) - the film is also notable for an unusual narrative structure for this type of film in that the events are "told" to a theater audience by John Dillinger's father as a warning against the perils of living life on the wrong side of the tracks! This film also proved to be Monogram's most prestigious production as Philip Yordan received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay!
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    • Release date
      • September 17, 1945 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • John Dillinger
    • Filming locations
      • Big Bear Lake, Big Bear Valley, San Bernardino National Forest, California, USA
    • Production company
      • King Brothers Productions
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    • Budget
      • $193,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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