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Gun Crazy

  • 1950
  • Passed
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
14K
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Peggy Cummins and John Dall in Gun Crazy (1950)
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CrimeDramaFilm-Noir

Two disturbed young people release their fascination with guns through a crime spree.Two disturbed young people release their fascination with guns through a crime spree.Two disturbed young people release their fascination with guns through a crime spree.

  • Director
    • Joseph H. Lewis
  • Writers
    • MacKinlay Kantor
    • Millard Kaufman
    • Dalton Trumbo
  • Stars
    • John Dall
    • Peggy Cummins
    • Berry Kroeger
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    14K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Joseph H. Lewis
    • Writers
      • MacKinlay Kantor
      • Millard Kaufman
      • Dalton Trumbo
    • Stars
      • John Dall
      • Peggy Cummins
      • Berry Kroeger
    • 156User reviews
    • 69Critic reviews
    • 74Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Gun Crazy (1950)
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    Peggy Cummins and John Dall in Gun Crazy (1950)
    Peggy Cummins and John Dall in Gun Crazy (1950)
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    John Dall
    John Dall
    • Bart Tare
    Peggy Cummins
    Peggy Cummins
    • Annie Laurie Starr
    Berry Kroeger
    Berry Kroeger
    • Packett
    Morris Carnovsky
    Morris Carnovsky
    • Judge Willoughby
    Anabel Shaw
    Anabel Shaw
    • Ruby Tare Flagler
    Harry Lewis
    Harry Lewis
    • Deputy Clyde Boston
    Nedrick Young
    Nedrick Young
    • Dave Allister
    Trevor Bardette
    Trevor Bardette
    • Sheriff Boston
    Mickey Little
    • Bart Tare (age 7)
    Russ Tamblyn
    Russ Tamblyn
    • Bart Tare (age 14)
    • (as Rusty Tamblyn)
    Paul Frison
    • Clyde Boston (age 14)
    David Bair
    • Dave Allister (child)
    • (as Dave Bair)
    Stanley Prager
    Stanley Prager
    • Bluey-Bluey
    Virginia Farmer
    Virginia Farmer
    • Miss Wynn
    Anne O'Neal
    • Miss Augustine Sifert
    Frances Irvin
    • Danceland Singer
    • (as Frances Irwin)
    Robert Osterloh
    Robert Osterloh
    • Hampton Policeman
    Shimen Ruskin
    Shimen Ruskin
    • Cab Driver
    • Director
      • Joseph H. Lewis
    • Writers
      • MacKinlay Kantor
      • Millard Kaufman
      • Dalton Trumbo(originally uncredited)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      The bank heist sequence was done entirely in one take, with no one outside the principal actors and people inside the bank aware that a movie was being filmed. When John Dall as Bart Tare says, "I hope we find a parking space," he really meant it, as there was no guarantee that there would be one. In addition, at the end of the sequence someone in the background screams that there's been a bank robbery - this was actually a bystander who saw the filming and assumed the worst.
    • Goofs
      Anyone who has done even a little mountain hiking knows that alpine marshes and swamps are quite common, especially in California. All it takes is a shallow depression that fills seasonally with snow melt. Many (not all) alpine lakes have adjacent marshy areas. There is no suggestion in the film that the protagonists are at an altitude sufficient for permanent snow cover. Consequently, movement into a marshy area for the final scene is not a goof in any sense.
    • Quotes

      Bart: Two people dead, just so we can live without working!

    • Connections
      Edited into Crime Wave (1953)
    • Soundtracks
      Mad About You
      Music by Victor Young

      Lyrics by Ned Washington

      Sung by Frances Irvin

    User reviews156

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    9/10
    A Bad Woman Can Ruin You!
    I had heard a lot about this when I first discovered "film noir," and I was not disappointed. It was very entertaining. I still enjoy watching this periodically, even after a half-dozen viewings.

    John Dall and Peggy Cummins make one of the more interesting male-female pairings I've ever seen on film. Cummins is one of the prettiest women I've seen from the noir era and fascinating to view throughout this movie. I'm sorry her other films aren't on video. She didn't do many movies in the U.S.

    The character Dall plays is good, too, although in the end his constant whining over the predicament he got into gets a little annoying. He plays the nice guy who is led astray by the bad woman. Yes, another classic example of the old Rabbinic saying that "a bad woman will always drag down a good man."

    Innovative camera-work also make this fun to watch. At just under an hour-and- a-half, this is a fast-moving, always-entertaining film noir that lives up to its hype.
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    • Release date
      • January 20, 1950 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • HBOMAX
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Deadly Is the Female
    • Filming locations
      • 2300 E Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, California, USA(Armour meatpacking plant)
    • Production company
      • King Brothers Productions
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    • Budget
      • $400,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $17,322
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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