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Information
- Year
- 1950
- Runtime
- 87 min.
- Director
- Joseph H. Lewis
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller, Film-Noir
- Rating *
- 7.6
- Votes *
- 7,614
- Checks
- 3,115
- Favs
- 318
- Dislikes
- 20
- Favs/checks
- 10.2% (1:10)
- Favs/dislikes
- 16:1
Top comments
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Scream1008
Awesome long take in the backseat of the car, and generally very exciting movie. 12 years 11 months ago -
psdantonio
normally not too big a fan of b-movie film noirs, but this one was fantastic. peggy cummins was simply gorgeous and john dall an equal counterpart (his character could have been played by jimmy stewart).
anyways, great movie (and blew bonnie and clyde out of the water in my opinion). 11 years 6 months ago -
Siskoid
Gun Crazy is the same old story - two sharpshooters fall in love and go on a crime spree. Okay, it's not exactly the same old story. It's only like Bonnie and Clyde in terms of strict premise. John Dall's Bart loves guns, but can't stomach killing ANY creature, and his story begins when he is a child and realizes this. When he meets Peggy Cummins' fatale Annie, there are sparks because she's an extension of her guns. But no matter how much you justify them as hobby, or circus act, or abstraction, the function of guns is to kill, and especially once the duo go on their rampage, a gun has to go off sometime. And like the gun, Annie is dangerous no matter how much you try to keep her safety on. It's a tragedy waiting to happen. Visually, the approach and getaway action is all shot from the back seat, giving the film real immediacy, and if these guys are expert sharpshooters, they are very bad at running, and those clumsy, breathless moments add to the realism and excitement as well. I also rate highly the finale in the swamp, gorgeous film making. 3 years 10 months ago
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