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Louis policemen who took part in thwarting the original robbery, this fairly hohum caper film stars steve mcqueen as the driver of the getaway car for the four bank robbers. Louis bank robbery is a 1959 film noir directed by charles guggenheim and john stix starring steve mcqueen. Based on true events that happened 5 years before the making of this film. That same year, his last, bowerman organized and led the disastrous southwest bank holdup in st. While it was in progress, the robbery drew a crowd of thousands of people. On tuesday, two men, 19 and 21 years old, were charged in the guards death and in mondays holdup at the lindell bank. Louis, the film was shot on location in 1958 with some of the men and women from the st. Mitchell finley, 57, was sentenced wednesday for the heist and for being a felon in possession of a firearm, the u. Tim oneil also wrote a great pictorial article on the robbery in the st. Any group where ever member has a role is limited by the weakest member, and criminal endeavors are one time when failures spell disaster.
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On friday, april 24, 1953, three men and a getaway driver attempted to rob the southwest bank on the corner of southwest avenue and s. It was shot in black and white which gives it a grittier and more realistic feel. Louis bank robbery is a bmovie thriller which everyone will be watching to see steve mcqueen in a much darker role than his one in the blob. It is a heist film shot in black and white in 1959.
Louis, missouri, former college football star george fowler joins three exconvicts, john egan, willie and gino, in a plot to rob the town bank. Louis and the fate of the four bank robbers who participated in it. The movie narrates that a college students steve mcqueen is hired to be the getaway driver for a bank robbery. Stiles said thursdays bank robbery conspiracy indictment was unconnected to the oklahoma investigation.
High resolution french movie poster image for the great st. Louis recorded the actual events of the robbery on one of their episodes. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the great st. Fred william bowerman january 8, 1893 may 1, 1953 was an american bank robber and depressionera outlaw. Louis bank robbery are complicated when the sister of one of. Louis bank robbery, the film title in the opening credits is a. Louis bank robbery are complicated when the sister of one of the thieves starts voicing her wellfounded suspicions. Louis man pleads guilty to bank robberies in ferguson and. There are several releases but the roan group release seems to be the best release at this stage. The white man in his late 40s pulled a gun and threatened the employees of the electro savings credit union at tesson ferry and mattis at about six oclock. Louis bank robbery, the film title in the opening credits is a 1959 heist film, directed by charles guggenheim and starring steve mcqueen as a college dropout hired to be the getaway driver in a bank robbery. With steve mcqueen, crahan denton, david clarke, james dukas. Louis a man who tried to rob a schnucks store in south city didnt give up when the teller wouldnt hand over the money. The main star is steve mcqueen and he does a great job on acting in the movie but he didnt give his best performance compared to how well hes acted in his other movies that he has starred in.
Louis division has announced a decrease in bank robberies in eastern missouri in 20. The base storyline is a group of men are trying to steal money from the st. Greece transliterated title rififi sto saint louis. Louis bank robbery 1959 1h 29min crime, drama, thriller 10 september 1959 usa a gangs plans for a st. Stedeford was convicted of bank robbery in iowa and. The image measures 1470 2060 pixels and is 848 kilobytes large. A veteran holdup man, his criminal career lasted over 30 years and he was placed on the fbis ten most wanted list in 1953. It does have noirish undertones at some points and it is a good film so i have uploaded it. Staring steve mcqueen, james dukas, crahan denton and david clarke.
Shot at the actual location of the robbery and with the appearance of the st. Louis bank robbery the following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. The southwest bank robbery fri, apr 24, 1953 page 1 st. Unlike in the dirty dozen, criminals dont always rise to their peak performance when the chips are down. Newspaper article st louis postdispatch mo 5 indicted in midwest bank robberies. Career criminals david clarke, graham denton and a local youth. Louis bank robbery 1959 09101959 us crime, thriller 1h 25m user score. Aug 10, 2010 it seems like every week brings news of a bank robbery. Aug 02, 2010 four armed robbers stole millions from st.
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