Gun Crazy (1950)

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86 min - Crime | Drama | Film-Noir - 20 January 1950 (USA)

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Reviews: 73 user | 29 critic

A well meaning crack shot husband is pressured by his beautiful marksman wife to go on an interstate robbery spree, where he finds out just how depraved and deadly she really is.

Director:

Joseph H. Lewis

Writers:

MacKinlay Kantor (screenplay), Dalton Trumbo (screenplay) (front Millard Kaufman), and 2 more credits »

Stars:

John Dall, Peggy Cummins and Berry Kroeger

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Peggy Cummins	...	Annie Laurie Starr
	John Dall	...	Barton Tare
	Berry Kroeger	...	Packett
	Morris Carnovsky	...	Judge Willoughby
	Anabel Shaw	...	Ruby Tare Flagler
	Harry Lewis	...	Deputy Clyde Boston
	Nedrick Young	...	Dave Allister
	Trevor Bardette	...	Sheriff Boston
	Mickey Little	...	Bart Tare (age 7)
	Russ Tamblyn	...	Bart Tare (age 14) (as Rusty Tamblyn)
	Paul Frison	...	Clyde Boston (age 14)
	David Bair	...	Dave Allister (age 7) (as Dave Bair)
	Stanley Prager	...	Bluey-Bluey
	Virginia Farmer	...	Miss Wynn
	Anne O'Neal	...	Miss Augustine Sifert

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Storyline

Since he was a child, Bart Tare has always loved guns. After leaving the army, his friends take him to a carnival, where he meets the perfect girl, Annie, a sharp-shooting sideshow performer who loves guns as much as he. The two run off and marry, but Annie isn't happy with their financial situation, so at her behest the couple begins a crosscountry string of daring robberies. Never one to use guns for killing, Bart is dragged down into oblivion by the greedy and violent nature of the woman he loves. Written by Martin Lewison <lewison+@pitt.edu>

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Nothing Deadlier Is Known To Man... See more »

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Romance | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 January 1950 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Gefährliche Leidenschaft See more »

Filming Locations:

2300 E Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

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Budget:

$400,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

King Brothers Productions See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

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Trivia

Bart Tare and Laurie Starr are modeled on the infamous Depression-era bandits Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker, who are also the subjects of Bonnie and Clyde, You Only Live Once and The Bonnie Parker Story. See more »

Goofs

Crew or equipment visible: Cameraman, camera and tripod shadow visible when car cuts through canyon in final chase. See more »

Quotes

Annie Laurie Starr: Let's go for a walk on the beach.
Bart: I just read an article about funerals.
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Connections

Referenced in L.A. Noire (2011) See more »

Soundtracks

"Laughing on the Outside (Crying on the Inside)"
(uncredited)
Music by Bernie Wayne
Lyrics by Ben Raleigh See more »