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Gun Crazy (1950)
Deadly Is the Female (original title)

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

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

Gun | Robbery | Shooting | Carnival | Friend  | See more »

Taglines:

She was more than any man could handle! See more »

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Romance | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Gefährliche Leidenschaft See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$400,000 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

King Brothers Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Although Bart and Laurie are loosely based on Bonnie and Clyde, the scene where they hold up the factory appears to have been inspired by a holdup at the Nashville, Arkansas, Coca-Cola Factory in 1938 by two men, Floyd Hamilton and Huron "Terrible Ted" Walters. Hamilton was a former associate of Bonnie and Clyde's. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Cadillac stolen from Illinois man that was used in bank holdup (featuring the single take) had a silver ashtray at the top backside of the front seat for rear seat passengers to use (and visible when car first seen at hitch-hiker pickup) but in the holdup scene it is gone. See more »

Quotes

Bart: We go together, Annie. I don't know why. Maybe like guns and ammunition go together.
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Connections

Referenced in Mississippi Mermaid (1969) See more »

Soundtracks

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