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Gun Crazy (also known as Deadly Is the Female) is a 1950 American crime film noir starring Peggy Cummins and John Dall in a story about the crime-spree of a gun-toting husband and wife. It was directed by Joseph H. Lewis, and produced by Frank and Maurice King.
Gun Crazy: Directed by Joseph H. Lewis. With Peggy Cummins, John Dall, Berry Kroeger, Morris Carnovsky. Two disturbed young people release their fascination with guns through a crime spree.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Joseph H. Lewis
- 1950-01-20
May 19, 2020 · Watch the 1950 film noir Gun Crazy, starring Peggy Cummins and John Dall as a gun-toting husband and wife on a crime spree. Based on a short story by MacKinlay Kantor and written by Dalton Trumbo, the film was selected for the National Film Registry.
- 87 min
- 15K
- Felicity Dungworth
When gun-obsessed pacifist Bart Tare (John Dall) witnesses expert shooter Annie Laurie Starr (Peggy Cummins) demonstrate her firearm prowess at a carnival one...
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- Peggy Cummins
- Joseph H. Lewis
- Crime, Drama
Gun Crazy is one of several films generally considered to be based on the lives and legends of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, the notorious bank-robbing couple of the 1930s who met their death together in a hail of bullets after eluding law enforcement for several years.
- Joseph H. Lewis, Frank S. Heath
- Peggy Cummins
A film about a couple of gun-obsessed criminals who embark on a cross-country robbery spree. The plot summary provides different versions of the story, characters, and events from various sources.
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Sep 25, 2023 · A review of the classic film noir Gun Crazy, directed by Joseph H. Lewis and written by Dalton Trumbo, about a couple on the run with a gun. The review analyzes the themes, craft, and subversion of gender roles and power in the film, as well as its relevance to the post-war era.