Gun Crazy
1950 · Movie · Approved · 87 min · ★ 7.5 · 86% critics
A lifelong fascination with guns draws a young man into a bond with a skilled carnival sharpshooter. After they’re dismissed from the carnival, they turn that chemistry into a crime spree, seeking quick cash together while trouble and law enforcement close in.
Also known as Deadly Is the Female
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Details
- Years
- 1950
- Release date
- 1950-01-20
- Language
- English
- Rated
- Approved
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 86/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (309 votes)
- Budget
- $400,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy Gun Crazy if you like classic crime-noir romances like They Live by Night and You Only Live Once, with plenty of audacious hold-ups and edgy momentum; Not for you if you want subtle, modern restraint or a straightforward moral lesson.
Pros: stylish noir energy; standout robbery tension; memorable lead chemistry | Cons: dated moralizing tone; uneven performances; some pacing drag
Themes
- gun
- carnival
- film noir
- sharpshooter
- payroll robbery
- based on short story
- gun violence
- crime spree
- gun shooting
- gun culture
- gun enthusiast
- fugitive lovers
Cast & crew
Peggy Cummins
as Annie Laurie Starr
John Dall
as Bart Tare
Berry Kroeger
as Packett
Morris Carnovsky
as Judge Willoughby
Anabel Shaw
as Ruby Tare Flagler
Harry Lewis
as Sheriff Clyde Boston
Nedrick Young
as Dave Allister
Trevor Bardette
as Sheriff Boston
- ML
Mickey Little
as Bart Tare (Age 7)
Russ Tamblyn
as Bart Tare (Age 14)
Directed by Joseph H. Lewis