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Gun Crazy is a 1950 American black-and-white film noir drama directed by Joseph H. Lewis. The screenplay was written by Dalton Trumbo and MacKinlay Kantor, with Victor Young composing the music. The cast includes Peggy Cummins, John Dall, Harry Lewis, and Russ Tamblyn. Russell Harlan served as director of photography, and Harry W. Gerstad edited the film. Produced by King Brothers Productions, the movie has a runtime of 87 minutes and was distributed by United Artists and Netflix.
The film is categorized as a heist film and crime drama, featuring keywords such as gun, carnival, sharpshooter, and payroll robbery. It was released in the United States in 1950, with specific dates including January 20 and April 28. The production cost was 400,000. Gun Crazy is part of the National Film Registry and has been assessed under the Bechdel test. It is available in video on demand format with an Academy ratio aspect ratio.
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7.5Bart 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.
Cast
- 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
Themes
- gun
- carnival
- film noir
- sharpshooter
- payroll robbery
- based on short story
- gun violence
- crime spree
- gun shooting
- gun culture
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Joseph H. Lewis
- Screenwriter
- MacKinlay Kantor
- Cast member
- Trevor Bardette
- Composer
- Victor Young
- Cinematographer
- Russell Harlan
- Duration
- 87
- FilmAffinity ID
- 455492
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Gun Crazy (1950 poster).jpg
Show 9 more facts
- publication date
- 1951-03-13
- title
- Gun Crazy
- distributed by
- Netflix
- film editor
- Harry W. Gerstad
- color
- black-and-white
- review score
- 74/100
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- aspect ratio (W:H)
- Academy ratio
- capital cost
- 400000
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