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Rating: 8.5 stars

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Gun Crazy (1950)

Directed by Joseph H. Lewis

Crime | Film Noir | Romance

Most recently watched by sleestakk, sensoria

Overview

Bart Tare is an ex-Army man who has a lifelong fixation with guns, he meets a kindred spirit in sharpshooter Annie Starr and goes to work at a carnival. After upsetting the carnival owner who lusts after Starr, they both get fired. Soon, on Starr’s behest, they embark on a crime spree for cash.

Rated NR | Length 87 minutes

Actors

Peggy Cummins | John Dall | Berry Kroeger | Morris Carnovsky | Anabel Shaw | Harry Lewis | Nedrick Young | Trevor Bardette | Mickey Little | Russ Tamblyn | Paul Frison | David Bair | Stanley Prager | Virginia Farmer | Anne O'Neal | Frances Irvin | Robert Osterloh | Shimen Ruskin | Harry Hayden | John Alban | Tony Barr | Don Beddoe | Joseph Crehan | Eddie Dunn | Dick Elliott | Ross Elliott | Franklyn Farnum | Kay Garrett | Pat Gleason | James Gonzalez | Arthur Hecht | Carl M. Leviness | George Lynn | Ernesto Molinari | William J. O'Brien | Monty O'Grady | Jeffrey Sayre | Ray Teal | Dale van Sickel

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Viewing Notes

A low budget film that’s become a crime classic over the years. There’s a lot to admire. It’s technically impressive with great camerawork. The standout scene is a 3 1/2-minute single take of a bank robbery shot entirely from the back seat of the getaway car.

Although John Dall is not exactly charismatic, Peggy Cummins is a pretty decent femme fatale (note: the producers originally wanted Veronica Lake for the role, but her problems with alcohol and drugs made it too risky for them).

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