Manhattan Meodrama Analysis

Chicago, July 22, John Dillinger, public enemy number one was shot outside the biograph movie theatre. He attended the film Manhattan Melodrama, a gangster film starring Clark Gable. Dillinger took precautions to avoid being recognized, he had gotten a facelift and dyed his hair a darker shade. But his attempts were all in vain because he was recognized immediately after he exited the theatre. FBI agent Chief Melvin Purvis during an interview stated, "It was a good job the surgeons did,but I knew him the minute I saw him. You couldn't miss if you had studied that face as much as I have." He was shot down outside the entrance of the biograph, They are Mrs. Etta Natalsky, of 2,433 Lincoln Avenue, and Miss Theresa, Paulus. Each was struck in the