Public Enemies: An Academic Look Behind Hollywood’s Next Blockbuster

Collection of the NLEM 2006.220.3 By Jeni Ashton, Associate Curator, National Law Enforcement Museum With the recent release of “Public Enemies,” I began to think about the legend of John Dillinger (played by Johnny Depp) and wondered how the movies would treat his story. Often ‘historical’ mainstream movies gloss over some of the little details