Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's charm and audacity endear him to much of America's downtrodden public, but he's also a thorn in the side of J. Edgar Hoover and the fledgling FBI. Desperate to capture the elusive outlaw, Hoover makes Dillinger his first Public Enemy Number One and assigns his top agent, Melvin Purvis, the task of bringing him in dead or alive.
Movie tag line: "America's Most Wanted."
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Character: John Dillinger
Character: Melvin Purvis
Character: Billie Frechette
Character: 'Red' Hamilton
Character: Agent Carter Baum
Character: J. Edgar Hoover
Character: Homer Van Meter
Character: Charles Winstead
Character: Phil D'Andrea
Character: Alvin Karpis
Character: Harry 'Pete' Pierpont
Character: Martin Zarkovich
Character: Frank Nitti
Character: Gerry Campbell
Character: Clarence Hurt
Character: Charles Makley
Character: Tommy Carroll
Character: Louis Piquett
Character: Agent John Madala
Character: Baby Face Nelson
Character: Agent Hugh Clegg
Character: Anna Sage
Character: Gilbert Catena
Character: Anna Patzke
Character: Polly Hamilton
Character: Warden Baker
Character: Carol Slayman
Character: Pretty Boy Floyd
Character: Turnkey
Character: Ed Shouse
Character: Guard Dainard
Character: Walter Dietrich
Character: Jim Leslie
Character: Earl Adams
Character: Viola Norris
Character: Toddler on Farm
Character: Agent Warren Barton
Character: Police Chief Fultz
Character: Sport
Character: Oscar Lieboldt
Character: Harry Berman
Character: Grover Weyland
Character: Tellers
Character: Angry Cop
Character: Farmer
Character: Officer Chester Boyard
Character: Senator McKellar
Character: Harry Suydam
Character: Clyde Tolson
Character: Hoover Reporter #1
Character: Hoover Reporter #2
Character: Hoover Reporter #3
Character: Hoover Reporter #4
Character: Torch Singer
Character: Doorman at Gold Coast
Character: Agent Sam Cowley
Character: Agent Julius Rice
Character: Agent William Rorer
Character: Agent Harold Reinecke
Character: Doris Rogers
Character: May Minczeles
Character: Customer at Steuben Club
Character: Helen Gillis
Character: Porter at Union Station
Character: Cop Eyman
Character: Deputy
Character: Sheriff Lillian Holley
Character: Reporter #1
Character: Reporter #2
Character: Reporter #3
Character: Photographer
Character: Robert Estill
Character: Herbert Youngblood
Character: Judge Murray
Character: Sam Cahoon
Character: Guard Bryant
Character: Deputy Blunk
Character: Edward Saager
Character: Reporter
Character: Other Jr. G-Man
Character: Other Jr. G-Man
Character: Harry Berg
Character: Jacob Solomon
Character: Joe Pawlowski
Character: Emil Wanatka
Character: Doctor
Character: Agent Ray Suran
Character: Agent Ralph Brown
Character: Jimmy Probasco
Character: Freddie Barker
Character: Doc Barker
Character: Captain O'Neill
Character: Special Agent
Character: Special Agent
Character: Agent Sopsic
Character: Other East Chicago Cop
Character: Other East Chicago Cop
Character: Irene the Ticket Taker
Character: Ella Natasky
Character: Prisoner (uncredited)
Character: Coat Check Girl (uncredited)
Character: FBI Agent (uncredited)