Dillinger
Famous bank robber
Dillinger refers to John Dillinger (1903–1934), an American bank robber who became a folk hero during the Great Depression.
His dramatic prison escapes and brazen heists made him Public Enemy Number One before FBI agents shot him outside a Chicago theater.
The name sometimes appears as shorthand for a daring criminal or outlaw: He fancied himself a modern Dillinger.
Fugitive from justice
- bank robberOne who steals from vaults
- crime spreeSeries of consecutive offenses
- Tommy gun.45 caliber submachine gun
- FBIU.S. domestic intelligence agency
J. Edgar Hoover · manhunt · wanted poster · heist · getaway · notorious · criminal · fugitive
Escape from custody
- prison breakEscape from custody
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
- audacityBrazen, reckless daring
- wardenSupervisory custodian of place
guards · evasion · hideout · safe house · disguise · plastic surgery · fingerprints · fugitive
Fourth decade, twentieth century
- Great Depression1930s global economic crisis
- MidwestNorth-central American region
- ChicagoMajor Illinois metropolis
- IndianaMidwestern state, nineteenth admitted
betrayal · ambush · death · legend · folklore · folk hero · American history · crime wave
- biopicFilm about real life
- crime dramaFiction about lawbreaking
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
portrayal · dramatization · reenactment · casting · cinematography · period piece · true crime
outlaw
Fugitive from justice
- bank robberOne who steals from vaults
- crime spreeSeries of consecutive offenses
- Tommy gun.45 caliber submachine gun
FBI · J. Edgar Hoover · manhunt · wanted poster · heist · getaway · notorious · criminal · fugitive · gang
jailbreak
Escape from custody
- prison breakEscape from custody
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
- audacityBrazen, reckless daring
warden · guards · evasion · hideout · safe house · disguise · plastic surgery · fingerprints · fugitive · chase
1930s
Fourth decade, twentieth century
- Great Depression1930s global economic crisis
- MidwestNorth-central American region
- ChicagoMajor Illinois metropolis
Indiana · betrayal · ambush · death · legend · folklore · folk hero · American history · crime wave · newspaper
Johnny Depp
- biopicFilm about real life
- crime dramaFiction about lawbreaking
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
screenplay · portrayal · dramatization · reenactment · casting · cinematography · period piece · true crime
DillingerAl Capone
bootlegger · Lucky Luciano · mob boss · racketeer · rumrunner