It was a record-breaking hot July night as three people, one man and two women,
exited Chicago's Biograph Theater.
The Biograph Theater is where John Dillinger,
serial bank robber and“Public Enemy No. 1,” met his fate in 1934.
The theatre, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, is now home to the Victory Gardens Theater,
but the signature Biograph marque remains.
She also made scripts for silent films, at least seven of which were produced by Biograph Studios in Hollywood, making
Quimby one of the very first female screenwriters.
On top of
this, Sage was going to accompany the new couple to the movies- either at the Biograph or Marbo Theater, she wasn't yet sure- on the next night.
After the victory over Pittsburgh, the Cubs left on an extended road trip and
were still out of town when Dillinger decided to pass the time by catching a movie at the Biograph Theatre.
Everyone has heard of the infamous bank robber John Dillinger- his jaunty Clark Gable mustache, daring escapes from jail, the“Lady in Red” turning him in to the G-Men,
his death in a hail of bullets outside the Biograph Theatre in Chicago-
he's one of those bad guys that are uniquely American, totally ruthless and misguided, but so easy to find yourself rooting for.