You never can tell the outcome in this superb melodrama by the man who made «Metropolis.» (Print Ad- Granby Leader-Mail, ((Granby PQ)) 7 June 1929)
Dateline: Chicago August '68
One man has opened his eyes to the truth.
THE STICK-UP THAT STUNNED THE NATION!
15 minutes from Manhattan there's a place where even the cops fear to tread.
Trust is fatal.
Banned! The film the US government didn't want you to see!
Savage! ... Searing! ... True!
This movie is so real it makes every other movie in this town look like a movie.
YESTERDAY a Teenage Rebel... TODAY a mad-dog slayer!
Detective Story Fans Will Be Gripped By This Realistic, Human Police Thriller
Timely! Tremendous! Thrilling! Drama of Love and a Jail-Break!
The creeping terror drifted towards them stamping out all civilization in its eerie path!
One day, Themroc just blew up. He chucked his job, destroyed his flat, made it with his sister, dined on a cop and turned on the whole neighborhood.
SHOCK-BY-SHOCK STORY OF THE MOST NOTORIOUS BANDIT OF OUR TIMES!! (original print ad - all caps)
TOUGHEST HELL-HOLE IN THE WORLD!
COMING AT YOU ... in a blast of terrific drama!