Who is that handsome lad in front of the Biograph Theater? Click to enlarge the picture. Los Angeles, CA —This is a film I had to see. It culminates in Chicago with the ambush and killing of John Dillinger on a warm summer evening. Dillinger was one of the more ruthless of the motor bandits that engaged in takeover robberies of banks during the Great Depression. Make no mistake, innocent people were killed and cops were murdered in the line of duty. Despite it all, Dillinger became a folk hero and icon because he went after what was perceived as the evil and greedy bankers. J. Edgar Hoover built the FBI based on smoke, mirrors and some of the slickest public relations moves ever. He wisely used the intelligence his bureau gathered to extort funding for the FBI and his own professional longevity. Our sleazy politicians were and are always ripe for extortion. Anyone wiretapping them can own them. Melvin Purvis was the real hero of the War on the Motor Bandits. When Purvis’ profile bec...