John Dillinger, Public Enemy No. 1, died on July
22, 1934, at the Biograph Theater in Chicago. He
emerged from the air conditioned movie palace into a
sweltering evening accompanied by two women, one
wearing a bright red dress. The “lady in red”, Anna Sage,
had agreed to betray his presence for $ 10,000. Agents of
the FBI were waiting. Alerted by Polly Hamilton, the
other woman, Dillinger wheeled to fire, but it was too
late. A hail of bullets cut him down, his.45 automatic
unused. William C. Sullivan, [**2] The Bureau 3033
(1979). Now a national historic site, the Biograph bears a
plaque commemorating the event. It still shows movies,
and the air conditioning is no better now than in 1934.
-Nash v. CBS, Inc. 1990
