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The  Dillinger gang pulled over a dozen bank jobs, and stole hundreds of thousands of dollars. A dozen victims—police, FBI agents, gangsters, and civilians—were killed in his rampage.  

The  Dillinger gang pulled over a dozen bank jobs, and stole hundreds of thousands of dollars. A dozen victims—police, FBI agents, gangsters, and civilians—were killed in his rampage.  

In 1933-34, an era that witnessed the rise of celebrity outlaws like Baby Face Nelson, Pretty Boy Floyd, and Bonnie and Clyde, Dillinger was the most famous and flamboyant of them all. Reporters rushed to describe the man and his misdeeds—spicing their accounts with exaggerated tales of his swashbuckling bravado and cool daring. The newspapers and newsreels thus provided Americans worn down by the Great Depression with a salacious mix of sex and violence that proved irresistible.  

In 1933-34, an era that witnessed the rise of celebrity outlaws like Baby Face Nelson, Pretty Boy Floyd, and [[Bonnie and Clyde]], Dillinger was the most famous and flamboyant of them all. Reporters rushed to describe the man and his misdeeds—spicing their accounts with exaggerated tales of his swashbuckling bravado and cool daring. The newspapers and newsreels thus provided Americans worn down by the Great Depression with a salacious mix of sex and violence that proved irresistible.  

As Dillinger's wild escapades unfolded, the tale filled more and more space in the press and movie newsreels. Even today, Dillinger is the subject of pulp literature, serious poetry and fiction, and big budget Hollywood films, including a 2009 movie starring [[Johnny Depp]].  

As Dillinger's wild escapades unfolded, the tale filled more and more space in the press and movie newsreels. Even today, Dillinger is the subject of pulp literature, serious poetry and fiction, and big budget Hollywood films, including a 2009 movie starring [[Johnny Depp]].