Honest Johnny - Paul Harvey - The Rest of the Story

[@Orpilorp]

Hello Brad! I am so glad I found your video. I appreciate that you focused on Officer O'Malley. Dillinger stole very important money from regular folks like you and me, but he also stole that father from his 3 girls, and a husband from a loving wife. I used to enjoy listening to Mr Harvey on the radio. Thank you for bringing the story all the way home.

[@BradDison]

I'm glad you enjoyed it. Most of us tend to focus more on the bandits than the victims. It's so unfortunate. We should all know Officer O'Malley's name. :)

[@carnakthemagnificent336]

Way to go, Mr. Dyson for telling the true Rest of the Story.

[@BradDison]

I’m glad you enjoyed it. I like your KZbin name. :)

[@carnakthemagnificent336]

@@BradDison Gracias. Love your channel. (The other 335 Carnaks are imposters.)

[@cotton-Dave]

Without sending the percentage numbers off the scale, let me just say that yes, I totally agree with you, and have thought the same for my lifetime! The film industry doesn't seem to feel ANY moral obligation to benefit positive effects, rather they promote the worst of our nastiest possible actions. That is so wrong and has been for as long as they have been producing the trash that most everyone seems to demand. I truly believe that this episode is your best so far, Brad! Thank you so much!

[@BradDison]

Wow! Thank you for the very kind compliment. It made my day. :)

[@ronniewatkins]

Thank you, Brad, for sharing this story on Dillinger. My mother remembers when he was killed. Officer O'Malley should always be remembered, too, and I appreciate your mentioning him, as few others do.

[@BradDison]

I'm glad you enjoyed it. Most people overlook the victims. :)

[@2puffs770]

I so agree with you, Brad, about the necessity of positive role models for the children of the world. Hollywood does us no favor by romanticizing the life of a hoodlum. Thanks to your fact digging, William Patrick O'Malley shall not be forgotten. RIP, sir.

[@BradDison]

We certainly need some positive role models. I’m glad you enjoyed it. :)

[@kevinfiebelkorn4715]

Amen. A broken heart can seem like a tragic event in one's life but to let it lead to the depths that John Dillinger sank to is just horrendous. What's even more horrendous though is romanticizing his story and trying to blame his choices on that broken heart. There are multitudes of positive role models in the world that get ignored by Hollywood. There are a number of independent movie companies that are producing good, clean, and positive movies that, if they had more support from the public, could hopefully wake up the powers that be in Hollywood. It's up to us to choose the positive over the negative and send that message.

[@BradDison]

You're absolutely right. ;)

[@jolenewitzel7919]

They sure didn't teach us this in school.

[@BradDison]

I'm glad you learned it here. :)

[@jacibeaver]

I love hearing these stories i use to listen all the time I was traveling and 1 story i just loved was about Walt Disney and how Mickie Mouse came alive. Id love to hear that again. Thank You for sharing God Bless you 🙏

[@BradDison]

I'm sure I have that one. I can't remember if I've already uploaded it or not. I'll see. :)

[@jacibeaver]

@BradDison Thank You, Have a Blessed Evening 🙌

[@joad47]

I had a similar lost love affair when a girl's father told me that I wasn't good enuff for his daughter and that I wasn't to see her ever again. She minded her dad. I didn't turn to crime, I turned to the USMC (best decision I could have ever made) which "straightened me up, got out went to college and became an engineer.

[@BradDison]

That’s sad about her father but wonderful about the marines. :)

[@SoloPilot6]

If there were no future in crime, politicians would have to live on their salaries.

[@BradDison]

That's never going to happen. hahaha. :)

[@kacythomas7436]

If only that would happen this country would be a place to be proud of.

[@cathylord4202]

Amen!

[@tony-lx6cz]

Thanks Brad, I agree and i to am a big fan of old movies!

[@BradDison]

I'm glad you enjoyed it. Glad to know you enjoy the old movies as well. :)

[@tony-lx6cz]

@@BradDison I am Grateful !

[@OneLastHitB4IGo]

Politicians, including the current president and his son, would argue the point you make about crime not paying, Brad

[@BradDison]

You may be right. hahaha. :)

[@juliebarnett9812]

Indiana is full of places that John Dillinger would frequent and hide out.

[@BradDison]

No kidding? That’s pretty neat. :)

[@carrieemery7191]

i think and i think your right

[@BradDison]

:)

[@ericemmons3040]

Think of the possibilities if John had been good enough to play Major League Baseball. "Now stepping up to the plate to bat for the Cubs [or insert another team, instead]: John Dillinger!"

[@BradDison]

It strange to think that one small decision could change so much. I’m fascinated by alternate history. :)

[@RazingthenRaising]

I have the two "The Rest Of The Story" books. In one of them, it is said that Dillinger died while getting general anesthesia for his plastic surgery. I wonder how true that is.

[@BradDison]

Do you remember which book? I have them too. The infamous John Dillinger died as he was leaving the theater.

[@RazingthenRaising]

@@BradDison I don't remember which one, But I have them. It''s been a long time since I read them.

[@stevenf1953]

Great video. Brad. The movie you should look up is "Dillinger" (1973). It is a better movie than the one you talked about. It had Warren Oats as Dillinger and Ben Johnson as Melvin Purvis. Purvis was the FBI agent that set up Dillinger. So much I could tell you about this story. The whore that set Dillinger up wanted to stay in the USA, she was sent back to her country. The reason, the banks were robbed (not a good reason) it was the great depression era. Banks were foreclosing on anyone that could not pay their mortgage. when someone robbed a bank, the people that lost everything saw the robbers as Heros. Maybe they thought they were like Robin Hood. But as you sort of pointed out, they were nothing but thieves and killers working for themselves. That's probably why so many people came to see Dillinger after he was dead. BTW a few years later Purvis shot himself, with the same gun he had killed Dillinger. Ok I'll stop. Again, great video, and info. Keep them coming Brad.

[@SoloPilot6]

Uh . . .no. During the Depression, when a bank was robbed, the depositors lost the money. Nobody saw the criminals as heroes.

[@stevenf1953]

@@SoloPilot6 As I said, the people who had lost Everything to the banks thought they were heroes. Not everyone thought that.

[@BradDison]

I'll definitely have to check it out. I'm very careful when I watch a movie about real events. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. :)

[@BradDison]

The FDIC was created in 1933 while Franklin Roosevelt was president to insure the money held at banks. It probably took a while for all of it to get worked out. You're right. Depositors lost their money. :)

[@BradDison]

:)

[@robertwilliams533]

As a kid the left said Paul Harvey was evil, nuts. But everything he predicted has come to pass. 🇺🇸

[@BradDison]

That’s right. :)

[@riverbender9898]

I agree completely that most of Today's "heroes" have feet of clay...or worse. I'm also fascinated that ridiculous "characters" such as superheroes are bandied about with impossible machinations. Utter garbage...! Thanks Brad.

[@BradDison]

I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)

[@Kiwionwing]

Stayed in Gardener Hotel el Paso Fun lower cost non cookie cutter hotel if in region

[@BradDison]

I'll have to look it up. :)

[@Kiwionwing]

@@BradDison oh didn't mention Dillanger lived in hotel