Bonnie Parker And Clyde Barrow Were The Most Famous Criminal Couple In U.s. History. Newsreels In Movie Theaters Across The Country Flashed Images Of A Pixyish Bonnie And Handsome Clyde, Turning Them Into The Underworld's Dark Prince And Princess Of Crime. In Reality, As This Film Reveals, Bonnie And Clyde Grew Up In The Slums Of West Dallas And Had Little In Common With Their Glamorous Media Images.