ðə wˈɛlθi bˈɪznəsmən kˈæɹɪktɚɹ ʌv sˈæm pˈɛndəlbˌɛɹi ɪz ɐ kˌɑːmbᵻnˈeɪʃən ʌv hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl kˈɪdnæp vˈɪktɪmz wˈɪljəm hˈæm ænd ˈɛdwɚd bɹˈɛmɚ hˈuːm ðə bˈɑːɹkɚ ɡˈæŋ kˈɪdnæpt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈoːɹ ɹᵻspˈɛktɪvli.
The wealthy businessman character of Sam Pendlebury is a combination of historical kidnap victims William Hamm and Edward Bremer whom the Barker gang kidnapped in 1933 and 1934 respectively.