Lawrence Tierney as Dillinger
I've enjoyed highlighting the character actors and actresses of the 30's through the 50's on this blog under the title of the imaginary Elisha Cook Jr. supporting performer award. It seems I've now run out of Hollywood movies from this era from the 1001 list, but thought I might like to add one more off the list.
Dillinger (1945) is a fictionalized account of the crime life of Public Enemy Number One, John Dillinger. It's low budget Republic Picture release that has elements of film noir and biography and also boasts the early career casting of future Reservoir Dog leader and by all personal accounts out of his mind Lawrence Tierney in the lead role.
And the final Elisha Cook Jr. supporting player award from this blog goes to...(of course) Elisha Cook Jr. Elisha plays one of the Dillinger gang that the noted criminal meets in prison and eventually helps him on his later crime spree. About midway through the film, a train robbery goes awry and guess who gets killed of the group? The always expendable Mr. Cook...In very few of his films, did he make it to the closing credits.
Elisha Cook Jr. prepares to spit at Dillinger before coming
around and joining his gang.
Elisha had a much better survival rate on his television appearances...
Elisha Cook Jr. with William Shatner
in the the 60's Sci-Fi Star Trek
Elisha Cook Jr. in the 80's Sci-Fi ALF
Elisha Cook Jr. as master criminal Ice Pick
in Magnum P. I.
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