Starring Steve McQueen as the getaway driver this 1959 film tells the story of a thwarted bank robbery at the Southwest Bank in St. Louis in 1953. Many St. Louis residents bank employees and police who were on duty during the actual robbery attempt either played themselves or were cast as extras in the film.
The story of three would be robbers all emotionally damaged in some way decide to rob a bank in broad daylight untill it all goes wrong. Based on a true story the police used in the film were involved in the actual 'Great St Louis Bank Robbery'.
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