Bonnie and Clyde: Michael J. Pollard’s Type I Denim Jacket as C.W. Moss

Michael J. Pollard as C.W. Moss in Bonnie & Clyde (1967) Vitals Michael J. Pollard as C.W. Moss, slow-witted mechanic-turned-bank robber Texas to Missouri, Spring 1933 Film: Bonnie & Clyde Release Date: August 13, 1967 Director: Arthur Penn Costume Designer: Theadora Van Runkle WARNING! Spoilers ahead! Background My last post centered around one of the many quick-and-dirty Depression-set crime films released in the wake of Bonnie & Clyde‘s popularity, so let’s refocus today’s sartorial attention back on the groundbreaking 1967 drama that started it all. Starring Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty (who also produced the film), Bonnie & Clyde fictionalized the exploits of real-life Texas outlaws Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker, whose two-year crime spree of mostly unprofitable robberies left a trail of at least twelve dead lawmen and civilians until they were ultimately killed by law enforcement in May 1934. Robert Benton and David Newman’s Academy Award-nominated screenplay emphasized the…