TOMMY Gun - Dead FRED

TOMMY Gun or Dead FRED is card 57a/57b in Old Series 2.

Description
The card shows a Roaring '20s gangster, in the stereotypical attire, firing his machine gun as he himself is being gunned down.

Parodies/Represents
The card mocks gangland shootings and gangster movies. The name "Tommy Gun" refers to the Thompson submachine gun, which was popular among bootleggers, gangsters, and law enforcers during the prohibition era.