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Gun Crazy

- Thrill Crazy... Kill Crazy... Gun Crazy

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.

Release Date : 1950-01-20

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : King Brothers Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Deadly Is the Female

Cast

Peggy Cummins

Character Name : Annie Laurie Starr

Original Name : Peggy Cummins

Gender : Female

John Dall

Character Name : Bart Tare

Original Name : John Dall

Gender : Male

Berry Kroeger

Character Name : Packett

Original Name : Berry Kroeger

Gender : Male

Morris Carnovsky

Character Name : Judge Willoughby

Original Name : Morris Carnovsky

Gender : Male

Anabel Shaw

Character Name : Ruby Tare Flagler

Original Name : Anabel Shaw

Gender : Female

Harry Lewis

Character Name : Sheriff Clyde Boston

Original Name : Harry Lewis

Gender : Male

Nedrick Young

Character Name : Dave Allister

Original Name : Nedrick Young

Gender : Male

Trevor Bardette

Character Name : Sheriff Boston

Original Name : Trevor Bardette

Gender : Male

Mickey Little

Character Name : Bart Tare (Age 7)

Original Name : Mickey Little

Gender : Male

Russ Tamblyn

Character Name : Bart Tare (Age 14)

Original Name : Russ Tamblyn

Gender : Male

Paul Frison

Character Name : Clyde Boston (Age 14)

Original Name : Paul Frison

Gender : Male

David Bair

Character Name : Dave Allister (Child)

Original Name : David Bair

Gender : Male

Stanley Prager

Character Name : Bluey-Bluey

Original Name : Stanley Prager

Gender : Male

Virginia Farmer

Character Name : Miss Wynn

Original Name : Virginia Farmer

Gender : Female

Anne O'Neal

Character Name : Miss Augustine Sifert

Original Name : Anne O'Neal

Gender : Female

Frances Irvin

Character Name : Danceland Singer

Original Name : Frances Irvin

Gender : Male

Robert Osterloh

Character Name : Hampton Policeman

Original Name : Robert Osterloh

Gender : Male

Shimen Ruskin

Character Name : Cab Driver

Original Name : Shimen Ruskin

Gender : Male

Harry Hayden

Character Name : Mr. Mallenberg

Original Name : Harry Hayden

Gender : Male

John Alban

Character Name : Office Worker (uncredited)

Original Name : John Alban

Gender : Male

Tony Barr

Character Name : Proprietor / Diner Cook (uncredited)

Original Name : Tony Barr

Gender : Male

Don Beddoe

Character Name : Chicago Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Don Beddoe

Gender : Male

Joseph Crehan

Character Name : Plant Foreman (uncredited)

Original Name : Joseph Crehan

Gender : Male

Eddie Dunn

Character Name : State Policeman on Phone (uncredited)

Original Name : Eddie Dunn

Gender : Male

Dick Elliott

Character Name : Man Fleeing Robbed Market (uncredited)

Original Name : Dick Elliott

Gender : Male

Ross Elliott

Character Name : Detective (uncredited)

Original Name : Ross Elliott

Gender : Male

Franklyn Farnum

Character Name : Cashier (uncredited)

Original Name : Franklyn Farnum

Gender : Male

Kay Garrett

Character Name : Carnival Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Kay Garrett

Gender : Male

Pat Gleason

Character Name : Carnival Barker (uncredited)

Original Name : Pat Gleason

Gender : Male

James Gonzalez

Character Name : Dance Hall Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : James Gonzalez

Gender : Male

Arthur Hecht

Character Name : Ira Flagler (uncredited)

Original Name : Arthur Hecht

Gender : Male

Carl M. Leviness

Character Name : Office Worker (uncredited)

Original Name : Carl M. Leviness

Gender : Male

George Lynn

Character Name : Holdup Victim (uncredited)

Original Name : George Lynn

Gender : Male

Ernesto Molinari

Character Name : Dance Hall Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Ernesto Molinari

Gender : Male

William J. O'Brien

Character Name : Customer at Sharpshooting Act (uncredited)

Original Name : William J. O'Brien

Gender : Male

Monty O'Grady

Character Name : Dance Hall Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Monty O'Grady

Gender : Male

Jeffrey Sayre

Character Name : Court Clerk (uncredited)

Original Name : Jeffrey Sayre

Gender : Male

Ray Teal

Character Name : California Border Inspector (uncredited)

Original Name : Ray Teal

Gender : Male

Dale Van Sickel

Character Name : Meat Plant Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Dale Van Sickel

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

The Real Sex Pistols. Bart Tare (John Dall) had a fascination with guns from an early age, even getting sent to a reform school at the age of 14 for yet another gun related incident. Back home now as an adult, after a stint in the army, he falls for a sharp-shooting carnival girl called Annie Laurie Starr (Peggy Cummins) and promptly joins the act. But after a fall out with the boss, the pair hit the road and turn to a life of crime - with Annie particularly showing a thirst for gun-play. No doubt inspired by real life outlaws Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, "Deadly Is the Female" (AKA: Gun Crazy) is as good a "doomed lovers on the lam" picture that has ever been made. It may be a "B" movie in terms of production, but no doubt about it, this film is stylish, crafty and also very sexy. Directed by the unsung Joseph H. Lewis ("My Name Is Julia Ross/The Big Combo"), it's based on a story written by MacKinlay Kantor that was reworked by Millard Kaufman (AKA: the then blacklisted "Dalton Trumbo"), into one that links sex and violence whilst simultaneously casting an eye over gun worship and its place in the American way of life. Dall & Cummings looked on the surface an odd pairing, but under Lewis' direction they go together like gun and holster (ahem). He is well spoken, almost elegantly fragile with his musings, yet underneath there is still this twitchy gun fanatic. She is savvy, almost virginal in sexuality, but ultimately she's a wild cat who's practically un-tamable. The work of Lewis here should not be understated, check out the quite sublime continuous one take bank robbery. While marvel throughout at his long takes, use of angles, deep focus and jerking camera movements - all of which dovetail with our protagonists as they go on their nihilistic journey. But perhaps his master-stoke was with his preparation tactics for his two leads?. Sending them out with permission to improvise, he fired them up with sexual pep talks, and the result, in spite of the inevitable "code" restrictions, is a near masterpiece, a true genre highlight, and a film that continues to influence as much as it still entertains. 9/10