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Gun Crazy

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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.
IMDb RATING
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    • Joseph H. Lewis
    • MacKinlay Kantor(screenplay by)
    • Millard Kaufman(screenplay by)
    • Dalton Trumbo(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • John Dall
    • Peggy Cummins
    • Berry Kroeger
    • Joseph H. Lewis
    • MacKinlay Kantor(screenplay by)
    • Millard Kaufman(screenplay by)
    • Dalton Trumbo(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • John Dall
    • Peggy Cummins
    • Berry Kroeger
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 152User reviews
    • 69Critic reviews
    • 74Metascore
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    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
      • Joseph H. Lewis
      • MacKinlay Kantor(screenplay by) (story "Gun Crazy")
      • Millard Kaufman(screenplay by)
      • Dalton Trumbo(screenplay) (originally uncredited)
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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 American Cinema: Film Noir (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Mad About You
      Music by Victor Young
      Lyrics by Ned Washington
      Sung by Frances Irvin

    User reviews152

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    9/10
    Crazy bout this underrated gem
    Sharpshooters Ben Tare and Annie Laurie Starr, fall in love at a carnival sideshow, marry soon after and hope for a peaceful married life. When the money runs out Annie tells Ben that using the guns for nefarious purposes will the only way for them to survive. While placid Ben agrees to the proposal, trigger happy Annie soon gets them deeper and deeper in trouble with the law following robbery after robbery, stickup after stickup, until it becomes kill or be killed. Very daring and overlooked film, rises above the status of the B movie genre to which this film is delegated to. Cummins is perfect as the gun-crazed, as well the love-hungry Annie. Great cinematography by Russell Harlan, shooting all of the bank holdups from the back seat of the couple's car, making the audience feel a part of the getaway. Rating, 9 of 10
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    • Mike-764
    • Oct 6, 2002

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    • Release date
      • January 20, 1950 (United States)
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • HBOMAX
      • Official site
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • 2300 E Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • King Brothers Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 27 minutes
      • Black and White

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