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.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Peggy Cummins | ... | Annie Laurie Starr | |
| John Dall | ... | Bart 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 | |
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Mickey Little | ... | Bart Tare (age 7) |
| Russ Tamblyn | ... | Bart Tare (age 14) (as Rusty Tamblyn) | |
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Paul Frison | ... | Clyde Boston (age 14) |
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David Bair | ... | Dave Allister (age 7) (as Dave Bair) |
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Stanley Prager | ... | Bluey-Bluey |
| Virginia Farmer | ... | Miss Wynn | |
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Anne O'Neal | ... | Miss Augustine Sifert |
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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 2 run off and marry, but Annie isn't happy with their financial situation, so at her behest the couple begins a cross-country string of daring robberies. Never one to use guns for killing, Bart's 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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SHE BELIEVES IN TWO THINGS...-love and violence! (original poster) See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
20 January 1950 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Gun Crazy See more »Filming Locations:
Reseda State Bank Building, Sherman Way and Reseda Blvd., Reseda, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Edit
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$400,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)Color:
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1.37 : 1
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(uncredited)
Music by Bernie Wayne
Lyrics by Ben Raleigh
Sung by Frances Irvin at the dance club
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Although originally scheduled for an Allied Artists release, the film was ultimately distributed by United Artists. See more »Goofs
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 »Soundtracks
Laughing on the Outside (Crying on the Inside)(uncredited)
Music by Bernie Wayne
Lyrics by Ben Raleigh
Sung by Frances Irvin at the dance club
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Peggy Cummins is the epitome of the bad dame.....in a word, terrific. The casting of this British actress was probably chancy for director Lewis but he hit paydirt. She comes across as a woman who wants it all and doesn't care how she gets it. Besides, she like to kill and wants to do "Just one more job." The choice of John Dall for the male lead was even more chancy. Dall, a stage actor, certainly wasn't very masculine and his acting revealed his stage background. But, again, Lewis hit the jackpot since it made the control that Cummins had over him even more believable.
The story has already been discussed on these boards so I won't repeat it except to say that it moves along at a rapid pace and keeps you enthralled from the beginning (well, not quite. Forget the sappy prologue and get right to the story.) A lot has been said about the one shot (from the back seat of the car) bank robbery but it is dynamite. It is said that Dall and Cummins' dialogue is improvised and that when you hear someone shout" The bank has been robbed", it is an actual pedestrian who did not know that a movie was being made. Now that's realism.
This little B thriller is as good as it gets and belongs right up there with "Detour", the gem of low-budget films. Enjoy!!!!!!!!!