552:
Kuafman, is a fairly literature business. Even if the young desperadoes aren’t motivated, apparently beyond Miss
Cummins’ grim appreciation of money and her partner’s general restlessness, neither are they sentimentalized or offered as luckless tools of society. The dialogue is quite good and the photography is first-rate....The main drawbacks are the stars themselves, who look more like fugitives from a 4-H Club than from the law. Just why two such clean-cut youngsters...should be so cast is something for the Sphinx, but they certainly give it the works. Looking as fragile as a Dresden doll, Miss Cummins bites into her assignment like a shark. Mr. Dall’s pluck is just as admirable, even when he’s nervously begging his soulmate to make their next robbery ‘the lahst one’....we must say that it takes more than crime and the King Brothers to make sows’ ears out of silk purses.”
318:
her. Their mutual attraction inflames the jealousy of their boss, Packett, who wants her for himself. When
Packett tries to force himself on her, Bart fires a warning shot within an inch of his nose. Packet fires the couple, who leave together. Before they marry, Laurie warns Bart that she is "bad, but will try to be good". They embark on a carefree honeymoon on Bart's savings. When the money runs out, she gives Bart a stark choice: she wants to obtain the good things in life, so he must join her in a career of crime or she will leave him. They hold up stores and gas stations, but the paltry take does not last long.
535:
526:, with no one besides the principal actors and people inside the bank alerted to the operation. This one-take shot includes the sequence of driving into town to the bank, distracting and then knocking out a patrolman, and making the get-away. This was done by simulating the interior of a sedan with a stretch Cadillac with room enough to mount the camera and a jockey's saddle for the cameraman on a greased two-by-twelve board in the back. Lewis kept the onscreen conversations fresh by having the actors improvise their dialogue.
29:
326:
alarm and Laurie shoots her dead. While fleeing the plant, Laurie also kills a security guard. Bart does not realize at the time that both victims are dead, but learns about it later from a newspaper. Laurie then discloses she shot a man dead in St. Louis while she and
Packett were attempting a hold-up. She claims that these murders happened because her fear makes her unable to think straight in the moment.
325:
Bart says he is done with a life of crime. Laurie persuades him to take on one last big robbery so they can flee the country and live in peace and comfort. They get jobs at a meat processing plant and make detailed plans. When they hold up the payroll department, the office manager pulls the burglar
317:
After reform school and a stint in the Army teaching marksmanship, Bart returns home. He, Dave, and Clyde go to a traveling carnival in town. Once there, Bart challenges sharpshooter Annie Laurie Starr ("Laurie") to a contest and wins. She gets him a job with the carnival and he becomes smitten with
309:
for four years despite the supportive testimony of his friends Dave and Clyde, his older sister Ruby and others. They claim he would never kill any living creature, even though he has had a fascination with guns even as a child. Flashbacks provide a portrait of Bart who, after killing a young chick
336:
In
California, Bart arranges for passage to Mexico, when the FBI finds them in a dance hall. Forced to run, they leave all their loot behind. With roadblocks everywhere, they jump on a train and get off near Ruby's house. Clyde, then the local sheriff, notices that the house has the curtains drawn
551:
wrote: “Even with some adroit camouflaging, the Palace’s new picture...is pretty cheap stuff. ‘Gun Crazy’ just about covers it....this spurious concoction is basically on par with the most humdrum pulp fiction....In all fairness to Mr. Kantor’s idea, the actual script, which he wrote with
Millard
321:
While fleeing a police car Laurie tells Bart to shoot at the driver so they can escape, but he hesitates and becomes disoriented. Ultimately, he shoots the tire out and the car crashes. Later that day, at another robbery, Laurie intends to shoot and kill a grocer, but Bart stops her in time. The
517:
I told John, "Your cock's never been so hard", and I told Peggy, "You're a female dog in heat, and you want him. But don't let him have it in a hurry. Keep him waiting." That's exactly how I talked to them and I turned them loose. I didn't have to give them more
563:
commends the production. "Joseph H. Lewis's direction", he notes, "is propulsive, possessed of a confident, vigorous simplicity that all the frantic editing and visual pyrotechnics of the filmmaking progeny never quite surpassed."
573:, wrote in 2008: "The codes of the time prevented Lewis from being explicit about the extent to which their fast-blooming romance is fueled by their mutual love of weaponry (Arthur Penn would rip off the covers in
337:
and the children are not in school. He informs Dave, and the two plead with Bart to give himself and Laurie up. Instead, the couple flee into the mountains. Pursued by police dogs, they are surrounded in
341:
the next morning. In dense fog, Dave and Clyde approach to try to reason with them. As soon as Bart sees Laurie preparing to gun them down, he shoots her and is, in turn, killed by the police.
1425:
1400:
1415:
1435:
1395:
1405:
583:
a substantial debt), but when
Cummins' six-gun dangles provocatively as she gasses up their jalopy, it's clear what really fills their collective tank."
679:
1014:
1375:
893:
essay by Daniel Eagan in
America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry, A&C Black, 2010
329:
To minimize the chances of being caught, the two decide to split up for a couple of months, but neither can bear to be away from the other. The
1380:
1410:
1370:
314:
at age seven, is hesitant to shoot at anything, even a mountain lion with a bounty on its head. However, he is a dead shot with a handgun.
1365:
835:
728:
798:
664:
A.H. WEILER (Oct 27, 1946). "BY WAY OF REPORT: Previewing a
Theatre and Other Film Matters Love Seats Busy Kantor Glamour's Power".
1156:
876:
330:
1430:
898:
1420:
1385:
1360:
1164:
1007:
911:
650:
1204:
986:
888:
1228:
488:
281:
257:
149:
70:
1092:
1000:
1260:
1108:
575:
569:
90:
534:
1332:
882:
603:
290:
966:
1236:
1212:
1172:
945:
631:
86:
305:
Teenager Barton "Bart" Tare gets caught breaking a hardware store window to steal a gun. He is sent to
1084:
523:
1355:
1196:
1132:
1036:
607:
385:
294:
264:
1390:
1324:
1316:
1244:
1180:
1076:
1060:
590:
reports that 91% of film critics gave the production a positive rating, one based on 64 reviews.
1284:
1220:
1124:
923:
894:
794:
513:, director Joseph H. Lewis revealed his instructions to actors John Dall and Peggy Cummins:
1300:
1276:
1188:
1116:
1100:
958:
832:
484:
373:
276:
76:
56:
1148:
1140:
1024:
861:
839:
587:
466:
436:
397:
272:
253:
42:
28:
1268:
548:
492:
427:
418:
252:
in a story about the crime-spree of a gun-toting husband and wife. It was directed by
160:
114:
1349:
1292:
1068:
904:
855:
643:
503:
474:
470:
391:
367:
355:
306:
268:
245:
124:
100:
52:
992:
1308:
1052:
560:
445:
406:
338:
134:
704:"Hooray for Hollywood (December 1998) – Library of Congress Information Bulletin"
510:
379:
977:
810:
H.H.T. “The Screen: Episodic and
Familiar.” NewYork Times, 25 August 1950, 17.
703:
238:
939:
625:
322:
couple have now been identified in national newspapers as notorious robbers.
480:
The film was budgeted at $ 400,000, and principal photography took 30 days.
361:
249:
241:
104:
333:
is brought in, and the fugitives become the targets of an intense manhunt.
1044:
934:
759:
928:
917:
753:
791:
Cult Movies: The
Classics, the Sleepers, the Weird, and the Wonderful
311:
950:
610:
as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."
297:
as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."
533:
477:, who considerably reworked the story into a doomed love affair.
972:
846:, film review, July 29-August 4, 2004. Accessed: August 1, 2013.
499:
enjoyed wider exposure because it was a United Artists release.
996:
522:
The bank heist sequence was shot entirely in one long take in
430:
as Miss Augustine Sifert (office manager shot dead by Laurie)
729:"Joseph H. Lewis, 93, Director Who Turned B-Movies Into Art"
349:
279:
was based upon a short story by Kantor published in 1940 in
483:
The picture originally was slated to be released by
602:was selected for preservation in the United States
502:The King Brothers originally announced they wanted
289:was selected for preservation in the United States
216:
208:
200:
190:
166:
156:
140:
130:
120:
110:
96:
82:
62:
48:
38:
21:
400:as Sheriff Boston, who apprehends the teenage Bart
409:as Bart Tare at age 14 (billed as Rusty Tamblyn)
1008:
8:
727:Van Gelder, Lawrence (September 13, 2000).
1426:United States National Film Registry films
1015:
1001:
993:
465:The screenplay was credited to Kantor and
27:
18:
680:"Complete National Film Registry Listing"
1401:Films based on works by MacKinlay Kantor
823:, St. Martin's Griffin, 208 pages, 1998.
1416:Films with screenplays by Dalton Trumbo
785:
783:
618:
821:Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir
557:Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir
1436:English-language crime thriller films
1396:Films based on American short stories
412:Paul Frison as Clyde Boston at age 14
7:
448:as Mr. Mallenberg, the plant manager
415:David Bair as Dave Allister at age 7
538:Alternate theatrical release poster
469:; however, Kaufman was a front for
403:Mickey Little as Bart Tare at age 7
14:
1406:Films directed by Joseph H. Lewis
793:, Delta Books, 1981. pp. 120-121
433:Frances Irvin as Danceland singer
567:Sam Adams, media critic for the
1157:The Mad Doctor of Market Street
864:. Accessed: September 14, 2021.
586:The review-aggregation website
1376:American black-and-white films
275:because of the blacklist) and
1:
1381:American crime thriller films
881:by Richard T. Jameson on the
1411:Films scored by Victor Young
1371:1950s English-language films
912:AFI Catalog of Feature Films
651:AFI Catalog of Feature Films
559:, critic and film historian
424:Virginia Farmer as Miss Wynn
16:1950 film by Joseph H. Lewis
1205:The Falcon in San Francisco
776:. Apr 11, 1949. p. B7.
442:Shimen Ruskin as Cab Driver
1452:
1366:1950s crime thriller films
175:January 20, 1950
1031:
489:King Brothers Productions
282:The Saturday Evening Post
150:King Brothers Productions
71:The Saturday Evening Post
33:Theatrical release poster
26:
1093:The Man from Tumbleweeds
1261:A Lady Without Passport
1109:The Return of Wild Bill
844:Philadelphia City Paper
570:Philadelphia City Paper
491:, the producers, chose
1333:Terror in a Texas Town
989:(the bank heist scene)
883:National Film Registry
604:National Film Registry
539:
388:as Deputy Clyde Boston
291:National Film Registry
258:Frank and Maurice King
1431:Films about uxoricide
1237:The Return of October
1213:My Name Is Julia Ross
1173:Boss of Hangtown Mesa
537:
509:In an interview with
364:as Barton "Bart" Tare
358:as Annie Laurie Starr
237:) is a 1950 American
1421:United Artists films
1386:American heist films
1361:1950s American films
1085:Blazing Six Shooters
963:at 10 Shades of Noir
524:Montrose, California
495:as the distributor.
439:as Hampton Policeman
382:as Ruby Tare Flagler
234:Deadly Is the Female
183: (United States)
1133:Pride of the Bowery
1037:Courage of the West
971:title film clip at
684:Library of Congress
608:Library of Congress
376:as Judge Willoughby
295:Library of Congress
1325:The Halliday Brand
1245:The Undercover Man
1181:Secrets of a Co-Ed
1077:Two-Fisted Rangers
1061:The Singing Outlaw
1023:Films directed by
946:TCM Movie Database
838:2008-05-22 at the
733:The New York Times
632:TCM Movie Database
540:
263:The screenplay by
256:, and produced by
1343:
1342:
1285:Cry of the Hunted
1221:So Dark the Night
1165:The Silver Bullet
1125:That Gang of Mine
774:Los Angeles Times
772:"STUDIO BRIEFS".
555:In his 1998 book
543:Critical response
457:
456:
224:
223:
1443:
1301:A Lawless Street
1277:Desperate Search
1189:Bombs Over Burma
1117:Boys of the City
1101:Texas Stagecoach
1017:
1010:
1003:
994:
983:
865:
853:
847:
830:
824:
817:
811:
808:
802:
787:
778:
777:
769:
763:
750:
744:
743:
741:
739:
724:
718:
717:
715:
714:
700:
694:
693:
691:
690:
676:
670:
669:
661:
655:
641:
635:
623:
576:Bonnie and Clyde
485:Monogram Studios
394:as Dave Allister
374:Morris Carnovsky
350:
277:MacKinlay Kantor
220:$ 400,000 (1949)
182:
180:
77:MacKinlay Kantor
57:MacKinlay Kantor
31:
19:
1451:
1450:
1446:
1445:
1444:
1442:
1441:
1440:
1346:
1345:
1344:
1339:
1149:Arizona Cyclone
1141:Invisible Ghost
1027:
1025:Joseph H. Lewis
1021:
978:
901:, pages 432-433
873:
868:
862:Rotten Tomatoes
854:
850:
840:Wayback Machine
831:
827:
819:Muller, Eddie.
818:
814:
809:
805:
788:
781:
771:
770:
766:
751:
747:
737:
735:
726:
725:
721:
712:
710:
702:
701:
697:
688:
686:
678:
677:
673:
663:
662:
658:
642:
638:
624:
620:
616:
596:
588:Rotten Tomatoes
545:
532:
467:Millard Kaufman
463:
458:
437:Robert Osterloh
398:Trevor Bardette
347:
303:
273:Millard Kaufman
254:Joseph H. Lewis
231:(also known as
193:
186:
178:
176:
169:
152:
145:
143:
103:
89:
74:
67:
55:
43:Joseph H. Lewis
34:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1449:
1447:
1439:
1438:
1433:
1428:
1423:
1418:
1413:
1408:
1403:
1398:
1393:
1388:
1383:
1378:
1373:
1368:
1363:
1358:
1348:
1347:
1341:
1340:
1338:
1337:
1329:
1321:
1313:
1312:(1955) (short)
1305:
1297:
1289:
1281:
1273:
1269:Retreat, Hell!
1265:
1257:
1249:
1241:
1233:
1225:
1217:
1209:
1201:
1193:
1185:
1177:
1169:
1161:
1153:
1145:
1137:
1129:
1121:
1113:
1105:
1097:
1089:
1081:
1073:
1065:
1057:
1049:
1041:
1032:
1029:
1028:
1022:
1020:
1019:
1012:
1005:
997:
991:
990:
975:
964:
956:
948:
937:
926:
915:
914:
902:
886:
872:
871:External links
869:
867:
866:
848:
825:
812:
803:
789:Peary, Danny.
779:
764:
752:Erikson, Hal.
745:
719:
695:
671:
666:New York Times
656:
653:
636:
617:
615:
612:
595:
592:
549:New York Times
544:
541:
531:
528:
520:
519:
506:for the lead.
493:United Artists
462:
459:
455:
454:
450:
449:
443:
440:
434:
431:
425:
422:
421:as Bluey-Bluey
419:Stanley Prager
416:
413:
410:
404:
401:
395:
389:
383:
377:
371:
365:
359:
348:
346:
343:
302:
299:
222:
221:
218:
214:
213:
210:
206:
205:
202:
198:
197:
194:
191:
188:
187:
185:
184:
172:
170:
167:
164:
163:
161:United Artists
158:
157:Distributed by
154:
153:
148:
146:
141:
138:
137:
132:
128:
127:
122:
118:
117:
115:Russell Harlan
112:
111:Cinematography
108:
107:
98:
94:
93:
84:
80:
79:
68:1940 story in
64:
60:
59:
50:
46:
45:
40:
36:
35:
32:
24:
23:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1448:
1437:
1434:
1432:
1429:
1427:
1424:
1422:
1419:
1417:
1414:
1412:
1409:
1407:
1404:
1402:
1399:
1397:
1394:
1392:
1389:
1387:
1384:
1382:
1379:
1377:
1374:
1372:
1369:
1367:
1364:
1362:
1359:
1357:
1354:
1353:
1351:
1335:
1334:
1330:
1327:
1326:
1322:
1319:
1318:
1314:
1311:
1310:
1306:
1303:
1302:
1298:
1295:
1294:
1293:The Big Combo
1290:
1287:
1286:
1282:
1279:
1278:
1274:
1271:
1270:
1266:
1263:
1262:
1258:
1255:
1254:
1250:
1247:
1246:
1242:
1239:
1238:
1234:
1231:
1230:
1229:The Swordsman
1226:
1223:
1222:
1218:
1215:
1214:
1210:
1207:
1206:
1202:
1199:
1198:
1194:
1191:
1190:
1186:
1183:
1182:
1178:
1175:
1174:
1170:
1167:
1166:
1162:
1159:
1158:
1154:
1151:
1150:
1146:
1143:
1142:
1138:
1135:
1134:
1130:
1127:
1126:
1122:
1119:
1118:
1114:
1111:
1110:
1106:
1103:
1102:
1098:
1095:
1094:
1090:
1087:
1086:
1082:
1079:
1078:
1074:
1071:
1070:
1069:Border Wolves
1066:
1063:
1062:
1058:
1055:
1054:
1050:
1047:
1046:
1042:
1039:
1038:
1034:
1033:
1030:
1026:
1018:
1013:
1011:
1006:
1004:
999:
998:
995:
988:
984:
981:
976:
974:
970:
969:
965:
962:
961:
957:
954:
953:
949:
947:
943:
942:
938:
936:
932:
931:
927:
925:
921:
920:
916:
913:
910:
908:
907:
903:
900:
896:
892:
891:
887:
884:
880:
879:
875:
874:
870:
863:
859:
858:
852:
849:
845:
841:
837:
834:
829:
826:
822:
816:
813:
807:
804:
800:
799:0-517-20185-2
796:
792:
786:
784:
780:
775:
768:
765:
761:
757:
756:
749:
746:
734:
730:
723:
720:
709:
705:
699:
696:
685:
681:
675:
672:
668:. p. 67.
667:
660:
657:
652:
649:
647:
646:
640:
637:
633:
629:
628:
622:
619:
613:
611:
609:
605:
601:
593:
591:
589:
584:
582:
579:, which owes
578:
577:
572:
571:
565:
562:
558:
553:
550:
542:
536:
529:
527:
525:
516:
515:
514:
512:
507:
505:
504:Veronica Lake
500:
498:
494:
490:
486:
481:
478:
476:
475:Dalton Trumbo
472:
471:Hollywood Ten
468:
460:
453:
447:
444:
441:
438:
435:
432:
429:
426:
423:
420:
417:
414:
411:
408:
405:
402:
399:
396:
393:
392:Nedrick Young
390:
387:
384:
381:
378:
375:
372:
369:
368:Berry Kroeger
366:
363:
360:
357:
356:Peggy Cummins
354:
353:
352:
351:
344:
342:
340:
334:
332:
327:
323:
319:
315:
313:
308:
307:reform school
300:
298:
296:
292:
288:
284:
283:
278:
274:
271:(credited to
270:
269:Dalton Trumbo
266:
261:
259:
255:
251:
247:
246:Peggy Cummins
243:
240:
236:
235:
230:
229:
219:
215:
211:
207:
204:United States
203:
199:
195:
189:
174:
173:
171:
165:
162:
159:
155:
151:
147:
139:
136:
133:
129:
126:
125:Harry Gerstad
123:
119:
116:
113:
109:
106:
102:
101:Peggy Cummins
99:
95:
92:
88:
85:
81:
78:
73:
72:
65:
61:
58:
54:
53:Dalton Trumbo
51:
49:Screenplay by
47:
44:
41:
37:
30:
25:
20:
1331:
1323:
1315:
1309:Man on a Bus
1307:
1299:
1291:
1283:
1275:
1267:
1259:
1252:
1251:
1243:
1235:
1227:
1219:
1211:
1203:
1197:Minstrel Man
1195:
1187:
1179:
1171:
1163:
1155:
1147:
1139:
1131:
1123:
1115:
1107:
1099:
1091:
1083:
1075:
1067:
1059:
1053:The Spy Ring
1051:
1043:
1035:
979:
967:
959:
955:at Film Site
951:
940:
929:
918:
905:
889:
877:
856:
851:
843:
828:
820:
815:
806:
790:
773:
767:
754:
748:
736:. Retrieved
732:
722:
711:. Retrieved
707:
698:
687:. Retrieved
683:
674:
665:
659:
644:
639:
626:
621:
599:
597:
585:
580:
574:
568:
566:
561:Eddie Muller
556:
554:
546:
521:
508:
501:
496:
482:
479:
464:
451:
446:Harry Hayden
407:Russ Tamblyn
335:
328:
324:
320:
316:
304:
286:
280:
262:
233:
232:
227:
226:
225:
192:Running time
168:Release date
135:Victor Young
91:Maurice King
69:
1317:7th Cavalry
738:January 20,
708:www.loc.gov
594:Recognition
518:directions.
511:Danny Peary
487:. However,
428:Anne O'Neal
386:Harry Lewis
380:Anabel Shaw
285:. In 1998,
265:blacklisted
83:Produced by
66:"Gun Crazy"
39:Directed by
1356:1950 films
1350:Categories
899:0826429777
833:Adams, Sam
713:2020-06-23
689:2020-04-30
614:References
461:Production
370:as Packett
339:reed grass
196:87 minutes
179:1950-01-20
142:Production
87:Frank King
1391:Film noir
1253:Gun Crazy
982:film clip
980:Gun Crazy
968:Gun Crazy
960:Gun Crazy
952:Gun Crazy
941:Gun Crazy
930:Gun Crazy
919:Gun Crazy
906:Gun Crazy
890:Gun Crazy
878:Gun Crazy
857:Gun Crazy
755:Gun Crazy
645:Gun Crazy
627:Gun Crazy
600:Gun Crazy
598:In 1998,
581:Gun Crazy
530:Reception
497:Gun Crazy
362:John Dall
287:Gun Crazy
250:John Dall
244:starring
242:film noir
228:Gun Crazy
121:Edited by
105:John Dall
22:Gun Crazy
1045:Navy Spy
935:AllMovie
836:Archived
760:AllMovie
473:outcast
209:Language
131:Music by
97:Starring
63:Based on
987:YouTube
944:at the
909:at the
885:website
648:at the
630:at the
606:by the
310:with a
293:by the
267:writer
212:English
201:Country
177: (
144:company
1336:(1958)
1328:(1957)
1320:(1956)
1304:(1955)
1296:(1955)
1288:(1953)
1280:(1952)
1272:(1952)
1264:(1950)
1256:(1950)
1248:(1949)
1240:(1948)
1232:(1948)
1224:(1946)
1216:(1945)
1208:(1945)
1200:(1944)
1192:(1943)
1184:(1942)
1176:(1942)
1168:(1942)
1160:(1942)
1152:(1941)
1144:(1941)
1136:(1940)
1128:(1940)
1120:(1940)
1112:(1940)
1104:(1940)
1096:(1940)
1088:(1940)
1080:(1940)
1072:(1938)
1064:(1938)
1056:(1938)
1048:(1937)
1040:(1937)
897:
797:
452:
312:BB gun
217:Budget
239:crime
973:Veoh
924:IMDb
895:ISBN
795:ISBN
740:2024
547:The
345:Cast
301:Plot
248:and
985:on
933:at
922:at
860:at
758:at
331:FBI
75:by
1352::
842:.
782:^
731:.
706:.
682:.
260:.
1016:e
1009:t
1002:v
801:.
762:.
742:.
716:.
692:.
654:.
634:.
181:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
