Public Enemies

[Story]

DiCaprio as the young TR (viciously lampooned as an Eastern 'dude' when he first showed up out west) might actually turn out better than expected, since that period of his life was all about the transformation of his image.

He entered the New York state assembly in 1881 at age twenty-three, having overcome poor health just like his idol Abraham Lincoln. He still appeared unmanly, and newspapers and his fellow assemblymen ridiculed his "squeaky" voice and dandified clothing, referring to him as "Jane-Dandy," "Punkin-Lily," and "our own Oscar Wilde." The New York World proclaimed him "chief of the dudes." Duly insulted, he began to construct a new physical image around appropriately virile Western decorations and settings, foregrounding the bodily attributes of a robust outdoorsman that were becoming new features in the nation's political iconography.
http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/876071.html

 

[Ghostsoldier]

Tom Berenger did an admirable job as TR in the TV special "The Rough Riders", back in 1997...
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118453/
Rob

 

[Feraud]

I had a NYC subway poster of the Tom Beringer film. Don't ask how I acquired it.. lol

 

[Widebrim]

I had a NYC subway poster of the Tom Beringer film. Don't ask how I acquired it.. lol

I can only guess, Feraud. (I have two James Brown concert posters, in Greek, acquired from some Greek telephone poles 20 years ago.) And Berenger was good in the role.

 

[Cracker]

The Indianapolis newspaper website has an interesting slideshow on Dillinger, including pictures of clothing and weapons he owned. Click on "Starfiles: John Dillinger."

http://photos.indystar.com/search?type=Gallery&query=john+dillinger

 

[Levallois]

Thanks Cracker! Alot of photos that I haven't seen before of John D.

 

[Story]

Dillinger’s 1930 Ford Model A for Auction at Barrett-Jackson
http://www.nitrobahn.com/news/dillingers-1930-ford-model-a-for-auction-at-barrett-jackson/

 

[DanielJones]

Funny how that happens. Dillinger's car is still up & running and very well loved. Hoovers, not so much.

Cheers!

Dan

 

[Atinkerer]

John Dillinger look-like actor

Hi,

I just finished watching A Pocket Full Of Miracles staring Glen Ford, and it struck me that he was a dead ringer for Dillinger (or pretty close) too bad he never played Dillinger in a good flick.

Tony

 

[Story]

Dillinger's 'bullet proof' vest up for auction
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/ct-talk-john-dillinger-auction-0301-20100226,0,1756757.story

 

[Ghostsoldier]

Fat lot o' good it did him.....
Rob

 

[Flat Foot Floey]

I was disappointed when I saw this movie in the cinema. Bad camera work (or maybe wannabe artsy fartsy) and not much suspense. I never had the feeling be involved because the protagonists where too "cool".

Typical Hollywood mistake for my opinion.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Typical Hollywood mistake in my opinion.

:arated:



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[Story]

I never knew Dillinger roamed down to Tuscon.

http://www.chieftain.com/articles/2010/03/07/life/local/doc4b92ae61adf5f038425588.txt

...the Hotel Congress is best known as the hideout of notorious bank robber John Dillinger — America’s first Public Enemy No. 1 — and his gang. Forced to flee their third-story rooms when a fire broke out in the hotel’s basement in January 1934, Dillinger brazenly paid two firefighters to carry the gang’s unusually heavy luggage outside.

Unknown to the firemen, the bags contained submachine guns, bulletproof vests and almost $24,000 in cash. After retrieving their suitcases, Dillinger and company moved to a house in another part of the city. Not long after, they were captured when a fan of detective magazines — some accounts claim it was one of the previously duped firefighters — read an article about the gang’s exploits, recognized some of its members and contacted police.

 

[Ghostsoldier]

I never knew Dillinger roamed down to Tuscon.

http://www.chieftain.com/articles/2010/03/07/life/local/doc4b92ae61adf5f038425588.txt

...the Hotel Congress is best known as the hideout of notorious bank robber John Dillinger — America’s first Public Enemy No. 1 — and his gang. Forced to flee their third-story rooms when a fire broke out in the hotel’s basement in January 1934, Dillinger brazenly paid two firefighters to carry the gang’s unusually heavy luggage outside.

Unknown to the firemen, the bags contained submachine guns, bulletproof vests and almost $24,000 in cash. After retrieving their suitcases, Dillinger and company moved to a house in another part of the city. Not long after, they were captured when a fan of detective magazines — some accounts claim it was one of the previously duped firefighters — read an article about the gang’s exploits, recognized some of its members and contacted police.

Bryan Burrough details that episode in his book, Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933–34.
Rob

 

[texasgirl]

And the girls just got stranded there with no money to get home. They ended up getting the deposit back they had put down on for the electric service at a house they were using so they could get home. Interesting read:
http://www.amazon.com/Dont-Call-Us-Molls-Dillinger/dp/0971720002

 

[Levallois]

Tucson has a little celebration down around the Hotel Congress called "Dillinger Days" that they hold every January celebrating Johnnie's capture. People bring their old cars and get dressed up for it. Looks like fun. One of these days I'll make it there.

John

 

[Phineas Lamour]

Finally saw it tonight. It was awesome.

 

[Ghostsoldier]

Finally saw it tonight. It was awesome.

It gets a little better with repeated viewings....
Rob

 

[Levallois]

I liked it in the theater but I like it more on Blue Ray at home. It's clearer than in the theater (not as dark) and I can actually hear what people are saying.

John