American Experience S14E10 — Public Enemy #1

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American Experience•Season 14•Episode 10

Public Enemy #1

6.6/10 · 18 votesFeb 17, 200255 min

Ranked #14 of 14 in Season 14•−0.9 vs season avg

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John Dillinger may have been "Public Enemy No. 1" in 1933 and '34, but Americans didn't reflexively hate him, and this hour explores reasons why as it chronicles his 14-month bank-robbing spree. Dillinger "represents a rebellious impulse that many people in the Great Depression had

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E1 8.3

New York (6): The City of Tomorrow

E2 8.2

New York (7): The City and the World

E3 8.2

War Letters

E4 7.0

Woodrow Wilson (1): A Passionate Man

E5 6.8

Woodrow Wilson (2): The Redemption of the World

Mount Rushmore

Miss America

Zoot Suit Riots

Monkey Trial

Public Enemy #1

Ansel Adams

A Brilliant Madness

Ulysses S. Grant (1): The Warrior

E14 8.2

Ulysses S. Grant (2): The President

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Episode Summary

"Public Enemy #1" is episode 10 of American Experience season 14. It scored 6.6/10 from 18 votes, ranking #14 of 14 episodes this season (season average 7.5). It aired on February 17, 2002.

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