Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dillinger And Capone


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. The concensus is that this meets the notability criteria. PhantomSteve/ talk ¦ contribs \ 14:32, 2 October 2021 (UTC)

Dillinger And Capone

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This would appear to me to fail the WP:NFILM test and most probably any other policies and guideline for film and television related content. It would appear that this was a just "direct-to-video" film. I can see that the article Jon Purdy has never been created. As always, more than happy to be proven wrong. Pete AU aka Shirt58 (talk) 10:40, 12 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 13:54, 12 September 2021 (UTC)


 * Keep. Entertainment Weekly review cited in article. Another one at TV Guide . Being "direct to video" does not automatically deem something non-noteworthy and should never be used as a deletion argument.  Donald D23   talk to me  14:01, 12 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Nominator comment: I added the Entertainment Weekly reference. I'm just about to add a Rotten Tomatoes mention and look at your suggested reference. As always, more than happy to be proven wrong. Pete AU aka --Shirt58 (talk) 09:05, 13 September 2021 (UTC)


 * Comment: Not !voting; just merely wanted to state that this is like the 6th version of this article created (into mainspace) by the primary editor over just the past 2 days. There are a number of versions floating in draftspace under various names (just check the user's talk page for the links), so those should be checked if they have any valuable content this one left out. Curbon7 (talk) 16:21, 12 September 2021 (UTC)
 * @Curbon7: I believe that the creator copied the article content from the primary draft, Draft:Dillinger and Capone, see diff between draft and initial revision of this article. Tol  (talk &#124; contribs) @ 17:44, 12 September 2021 (UTC)
 * I know I've deleted 4 or 5 broken redirects for this article as it was moved around from main space to Draft space several times. Liz Read! Talk! 02:15, 13 September 2021 (UTC)
 * The draft has been history-merged into the article. Tol  (talk &#124; contribs) @ 17:54, 14 September 2021 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗  plicit  12:33, 19 September 2021 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Shirt58 (talk) 12:12, 24 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep looks notable, good references. Thanks. Mike Peel (talk) 18:07, 25 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep. The film was screened at multiple notable film festivals, including the Cannes Film Festival and MystFest in 1995. It then was acquired by Cinemax in 1996, and then HBO in 1997. I added refs to the article for those, and a review by critic Leonard Maltin. As such, it was not "direct to video" and with multiple independent reviews passes GNG and NFILM. My guest is a less then stellar reception at the film festivals led to the decision to shop the movie to cable tv instead of doing a release in theatres. 4meter4 (talk) 22:23, 1 October 2021 (UTC)


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