Dillinger

John Dillinger

Billie Frechette

Melvin Purvis

Harry Pierpont

Capt. Leach

Polly

Copeland

Jacqueline

Hamilton

Elaine

Clark

Hoover

Sheriff Sarber

Sam Cowley

Eddie Green

Charles Mokley

Dillinger's Father

Van Meter

Lou Piquett

Baby Face Nelson

Robert Estill

Sheriff Lillian Folley

Anna Sage

Zarkovitch

Gross

Pfouhl

First Reporter

Mrs. Sorber

Alvin

Dr. May

Arizona Legislator

Emil Wanatka

Mrs. Wanatka

Kahler

Hostile Reporter

Government Agent (uncredited)

Man Diving Under Truck (uncredited)

FBI Agent shooting Eddie Green (uncredited)

Photo Journalist (uncredited)

Photo Journalist (uncredited)

Bank Customer (uncredited)

Deputy (uncredited)

Lawrence Tierney plays a sheriff in this version of the Dillinger story. He played John Dillinger himself in Dillinger (1945).

The shoot required 2 maroon 1934 Ford sedans to facilitate the photography of the TV project. One borrowed from a local car collector for regular driving scenes. The other reconstructed from a parts car by the Transportation Department and local hot rod shops. This Ford sedan would do the dangerous stunt driving, and accommodate the damage caused explosive squibs used to create bullet holes during takes by the SFX department. The borrowed 1934 Ford Dillinger car was kept in mint condition. Also used in the making of this TV movie was a black 1934 Ford borrowed from a local car collector, used as an FBI vehicle in the scene where agents machine gunned down Eddie Green. This black car was again used in the filming of another Dillinger saga called "Public Enemies" almost 20yrs later in some of the same areas of Wisconsin.

The large Bank they rob was actually the lobby of the Milwaukee Public Library.

During the chase scene, following the bank robbery in Chicago, the camera pulls back to show the entire chase from a roof top in Milwaukee. In the distance, at the top of the screen, you can see the Phister Hotel Tower, which is a tall, round art-deco type style building. It was opened for business in the early 1970's.

Billie Frechette: The next thing you're going to do is tell me you're John Dillinger.