The Chicago Syndicate: John Dillinger
Showing posts with label John Dillinger. Show all posts
Showing posts with label John Dillinger. Show all posts
Sunday, January 24, 2010

John Dillinger's Getaway Car Sells for $165,000 at Auction

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A 1930 Ford Model A used by bank robber John Dillinger to evade federal agents sold at auction Saturday for $165,000. The car, sold at the ...
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Tuesday, December 08, 2009

Public Enemies Two-Disc Special Edition is Released

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This week, among the outstanding, thematically diverse films coming to DVD is a period piece chronicling the exploits of famous gangsters an...
Sunday, October 11, 2009

The Story of Old Chicago Gangster Ma Barker

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Kate "Ma" Barker (October 8, 1873 January 16, 1935) was an American criminal from the "public enemy era", when the explo...
Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Top 10 John Dillinger Myths

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On July 22, 1934—75 years ago today—Bureau agents put an end to John Dillinger’s reign of crime when he was shot and killed near the Biograp...
Sunday, July 12, 2009

"Public Enemies" vs "The Untouchables" Throw Down

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Brandishing a murderers' row of cheekbones and all the muzzle money can buy, Michael Mann's Public Enemies offers us a romantic visi...

John Dillinger Was Bad for the Business of the Chicago Outfit

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After watching the excellent new Johnny Depp movie "Public Enemies" -- the story of romanticized desperado John Dillinger's mu...
Wednesday, July 01, 2009

FBI Reports on John Dillinger Crossing the Line

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An elderly janitor walked into the cell block of the Lake County Jail at Crown Point, Indiana. The date: March 3, 1934. It was a relatively ...
Saturday, June 27, 2009

Hollywood's Love Affair with Gangsters Continues to Grow

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What is it about the gangster that has always captivated our public imagination? In America, since the very first black- and-white silent fi...
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Friday, June 19, 2009

Public Enemies Trailer

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Johnny Depp Attends the Chicago Premiere of "Public Enemies"

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Less than four miles from the Lincoln Park theater where the hunt for John Dillinger ended, a crowd of about 600 waited to get a glimpse of ...
Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Michael Mann on His Production of "Public Enemies" Starring Johnny Depp as John Dillinger

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Hollywood is full of filmmakers who are uncompromising perfectionists, but only Michael Mann could boast that he not only has a favorite roo...
Thursday, June 11, 2009

John Dillinger Day at the Biograph

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JOHN DILLINGER DIED FOR YOU The 75th anniversary gathering at the John Dillinger death site 1934-2009 SHOOTING of JOHN DILLINGER PUBLIC...
Tuesday, July 22, 2008

The Last Steps of John Dillinger

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One of the most famous cases in the FBI's 100-year history celebrates an anniversary today: On July 22, 1934, the gangster John Dillinge...
Monday, June 16, 2008

Historic Photos of Chicago Crime: The Capone Era

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Moviemakers shooting "Public Enemies" here, starring Johnny Depp as John Dillinger, dug deep into the files of the Chicago History...
Friday, December 21, 2007

Las Vegas Museum to be Mobster Lite?

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Where's the respect? Las Vegas, the flamingo city of lights, has the gumption to be planning a mob museum. But since Las Vegas is the to...