Years before Mobsters comes this tale of Baby John Dillinger and his friends Pretty Boy Floyd and Baby Nelson. I wish it had been made by Roger Corman or at least years later in the exploitation field - it would have been entertainly trashy.
This feels like the episode of a TV show, The Untouchables or something, with acting to match. Lots of that seriously early sixties emoting. Mary Ann Mobley gets a larger, darker role than she usually did in those beach films (which were more fun). The film blames a lot of it on her - she suggested Dillinger rob the first place, she causes trouble, she gets pregnant and dies.
Nick Adams is alright - Robert Conrad, who plays Flloyd would have been better. Ashley's part isn't very big he sort of mostly hangs to the side like he did in the Beach Party series. There's some action and a lot of story but it feels too television. Black and white does not help.
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