Variant title: John Dillinger
Dillinger is a fictionalized melodrama focusing on the crime spree of John Dillinger, the legendary 1930s-era bank robber. It was produced by King Bros. Productions, a company formed in 1942 by Frank, Herman, and Maurice King, who had previously hired Tiomkin to score their 1943 feature Unknown Guest. Tiomkin provides a lengthy, robust score that fills three quarters of the production’s running time, with the galloping rhythms for the crime montage and pursuit sequences balanced by a tender romantic theme. The critic for the Hollywood Reporter observed that “Dimitri Tiomkin’s score, with its piano dissonants [sic] contributes enormously to the suspense and dramatic evolution.”
| Role | Person |
|---|---|
| Composer | Luigi Arditi
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| Composer | Franz Gruber
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| Composer | Dimitri Tiomkin
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| Composer | Earnest Whitman
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| Title | Status |
|---|---|
| Scene Music for Dillinger | Published |
| Title | Image |
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| Dillinger Belgian One Sheet Description: Belgian; small 1 sheets |
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Dillinger Belgian Poster
Description: 14X18 on 14X22 poster
Lobby Card A
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Lobby Card B
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Second in Sequence of Lobby Card Set.
Lobby Card C
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Third in Sequence of Lobby Card Set.
Lobby Card D
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Fourth in Sequence of Lobby Card Set.
Lobby Card E
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Fifth in Sequence of Lobby Card Set.
Lobby Card F
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Sixth in Sequence of Lobby Card Set.
Lobby Card G
Description:
Seventh in Sequence of Lobby Card Set.
One Sheet – Style A
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One Sheet – Style B
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One Sheet for Argentina
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Cue Sheet
Total Time:
52 minutes, 8 seconds
| Cue | Title | Reel | Part | Usage | Timing | Collaborators |
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| 1 | Main Title Description: Coming Soon |
0 | 0 | Instrumental | 1:05 | Dimitri Tiomkin (Composer) |
| 2 | News Reel Signature Description: Coming Soon |
0 | 0 | Instrumental | :07 | Dimitri Tiomkin (Composer) |
| 3 | The Fathers Story Description: Coming Soon |
0 | 0 | Instrumental | :43 | Dimitri Tiomkin (Composer) |
| 4 | Piano Boogie #1 Description: Coming Soon |
0 | 0 | Visual Instrumental | 1:17 | Dimitri Tiomkin (Composer) |
| 5 | The First Crime Description: Coming Soon |
0 | 0 | Visual Instrumental | 1:24 | Dimitri Tiomkin (Composer) |
| 6 | My name is Dillinger Description: Coming Soon |
0 | 0 | Visual Instrumental | 1:58 | Dimitri Tiomkin (Composer) |
| 7 | Dillinger is freed Description: Coming Soon |
0 | 0 | Visual Instrumental | 3:53 | Dimitri Tiomkin (Composer) |
| 8 | Romantic Interlude Description: Coming Soon |
0 | 0 | Visual Instrumental | 1:43 | Dimitri Tiomkin (Composer) |
| 9 | A Plant Description: Coming Soon |
0 | 0 | Visual Instrumental | 1:23 | Dimitri Tiomkin (Composer) |
| 10 | The Discovery Description: Coming Soon |
0 | 0 | Visual Instrumental | :48 | Dimitri Tiomkin (Composer) |
| 11 | The White Cross Description: Coming Soon |
0 | 0 | Visual Instrumental | 1:45 | Dimitri Tiomkin (Composer) |
| 12 | Crime Montage Description: Coming Soon |
0 | 0 | Visual Instrumental | :57 | Dimitri Tiomkin (Composer) |
| 13 | An Opinion Description: Coming Soon |
0 | 0 | Visual Instrumental | :43 | Dimitri Tiomkin (Composer) |
| 14 | Piano Boogie #2 Description: Coming Soon |
0 | 0 | Visual Instrumental | 2:25 | Dimitri Tiomkin (Composer) |
| 15 | The Survey Description: Coming Soon |
0 | 0 | Visual Instrumental | :52 | Dimitri Tiomkin (Composer) |
| 16 | The Report Description: Coming Soon |
0 | 0 | Visual Instrumental | 2:00 | Dimitri Tiomkin (Composer) |
| 17 | The Big Robbery Description: Coming Soon |
0 | 0 | Visual Instrumental | 1:36 | Dimitri Tiomkin (Composer) |
| 18 | Dragnet Montage Description: Coming Soon |
0 | 0 | Visual Instrumental | 1:18 | Dimitri Tiomkin (Composer) |
| 19 | One Big Family Description: Coming Soon |
0 | 0 | Visual Instrumental | 1:43 | Dimitri Tiomkin (Composer) |
| 20 | Going West Description: Coming Soon |
0 | 0 | Visual Instrumental | 1:44 | Dimitri Tiomkin (Composer) |
| 21 | The Trap Description: Coming Soon |
0 | 0 | Visual Instrumental | :57 | Dimitri Tiomkin (Composer) |
| 22 | Original Description: Coming Soon |
0 | 0 | Visual Vocal | :33 | Earnest Whitman (Composer) |
| 23 | The Gun Description: Coming Soon |
0 | 0 | Instrumental | :27 | Dimitri Tiomkin (Composer) |
| 24 | Original Description: Coming Soon |
0 | 0 | Visual Instrumental | :07 | Earnest Whitman (Composer) |
| 25 | The Wooden Gun Description: Coming Soon |
0 | 0 | Instrumental | :58 | Dimitri Tiomkin (Composer) |
| 26 | Specs Death Description: Coming Soon |
0 | 0 | Instrumental | 1:35 | Dimitri Tiomkin (Composer) |
| 27 | No More Customers Description: Coming Soon |
0 | 0 | Instrumental | :23 | Dimitri Tiomkin (Composer) |
| 28 | Jealously Rears its Head Description: Coming Soon |
0 | 0 | Instrumental | :53 | Dimitri Tiomkin (Composer) |
| 29 | The Train Robbery Description: Coming Soon |
0 | 0 | Instrumental | 1:50 | Dimitri Tiomkin (Composer) |
| 30 | Radio Montage Description: Coming Soon |
0 | 0 | Instrumental | :30 | Dimitri Tiomkin (Composer) |
| 31 | The Murder Description: Coming Soon |
0 | 0 | Instrumental | 2:14 | Dimitri Tiomkin (Composer) |
| 32 | Helen’s Mistake Description: Coming Soon |
0 | 0 | Instrumental | 1:17 | Dimitri Tiomkin (Composer) |
| 33 | Two are Captured Description: Coming Soon |
0 | 0 | Instrumental | :43 | Dimitri Tiomkin (Composer) |
| 34 | An Idea is Born Description: Coming Soon |
0 | 0 | Instrumental | 2:56 | Dimitri Tiomkin (Composer) |
| 35 | Silent Night Description: Coming Soon |
0 | 0 | Visual Vocal | :58 | Franz Gruber (Composer) |
| 36 | Attack of Nerves Description: Coming Soon |
0 | 0 | Instrumental | 3:10 | Dimitri Tiomkin (Composer) |
| 37 | IL Bacio Description: Coming Soon |
0 | 0 | Visual Instrumental | :33 | Luigi Arditi (Composer) |
| 38 | Beginning of the End Description: Coming Soon |
0 | 0 | Instrumental | :11 | Dimitri Tiomkin (Composer) |
| 39 | Disney Cartoon Sequence Description: Coming Soon |
0 | 0 | Instrumental | :32 | () |
| 40 | G men Waiting Description: Coming Soon |
0 | 0 | Instrumental | :06 | Dimitri Tiomkin (Composer) |
| 41 | End of the Show Description: Coming Soon |
0 | 0 | Instrumental | 1:51 | Dimitri Tiomkin (Composer) |
Tiomkin Collection at USC
| Storage Contents | Storage Number |
|---|---|
| Original musical sketches by Dimitri Tiomkin, holograph. (189 leaves) |
BoxOriginal score by Dimitri Tiomkin in the hand of the arrangers, P. A. Marquardt, Joseph Nussbaum, and Herb Taylor. (286-305 leaves)
Orchestral parts, holograph and ditto copies, in the hand of the copyist. (330 pages?)
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| Storage Contents | Storage Number |
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| 1.) PROM R3-0:T5
Notes: Tape log in box. Photocopy in CD case. |
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CD| Storage Contents | Storage Number |
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| Sketches |
Music Sketch| Storage Contents | Storage Number |
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| 1. PROM R3-0:T5
Notes: Tape log in box. Photocopy in CD case. |
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