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| Directed by | Joseph H. Lewis |
| Produced by | Frank King Maurice King |
| Written by | Story: MacKinlay Kantor Screenplay: Dalton Trumbo MacKinlay Kantor |
| Starring | Peggy Cummins John Dall |
| Music by | Victor Young |
| Cinematography | Russell Harlan |
| Editing by | Harry Gerstad |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Release date(s) | January 26, 1950 (U. Joseph H Lewis ( April 6, 1907 &ndash August 30, 2000) was an American B-movie director King Brothers Productions was a film production company active from 1941 to the late 1960s Maurice King may refer to Maurice King (basketball (1935–2007 American basketball player Maurice King (producer, co-founder of MacKinlay Kantor ( February 4, 1904 – October 11, 1977) was an American novelist and screenwriter who won the Pulitzer Prize for Dalton Trumbo ( December 9, 1905 &ndash September 10, 1976) was an American Screenwriter and Novelist, Peggy Cummins (born December 18 1925) is a British actress best known for her role in Joseph H John Dall ( May 26 1918 in New York New York – January 15 1971 in Hollywood California) was an American Not to be confused with the actor Victor Sen Yung who was sometimes billed as Victor Young Victor Young ( August 8, 1900 - Russell B Harlan, ASC ( September 16, 1903 - February 28, 1974) was an American Cinematographer. Harry W Gerstad (born Harry Donald Gerstad on June 11, 1909 - died July 17, 2002) was a film editor who sometimes directed films This article is about the film studio Previously it was affiliated with a cinema chain bearing its name now owned by Regal Entertainment Group. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. S. A. ) |
| Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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Gun Crazy (1950) (AKA Deadly Is the Female) is a film noir spun from a short story written by MacKinlay Kantor and published in 1940 in The Saturday Evening Post. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The year 1950 in film involved some significant events Events February 15 - Walt Disney Studios Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize moral ambiguity and sexual motivation MacKinlay Kantor ( February 4, 1904 – October 11, 1977) was an American novelist and screenwriter who won the Pulitzer Prize for The Saturday Evening Post was a weekly Magazine published in the United States from August 4, 1821 to February 8, The screenplay was credited to Kantor and Millard Kaufman; however, Kaufman was a front for Hollywood Ten outcast Dalton Trumbo, who considerably reworked the story into a doomed love affair. Millard Kaufman (born March 12, 1917) is an American screenwriter and novelist "Hollywood Ten" redirects here For the 1950 short documentary film see The Hollywood Ten. Dalton Trumbo ( December 9, 1905 &ndash September 10, 1976) was an American Screenwriter and Novelist, The drama features Peggy Cummins, John Dall, and others. Peggy Cummins (born December 18 1925) is a British actress best known for her role in Joseph H John Dall ( May 26 1918 in New York New York – January 15 1971 in Hollywood California) was an American [1]
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Plot
Bart Tare (John Dall) is a ex-Army man who has a lifelong fixation with guns--they make him feel good inside. John Dall ( May 26 1918 in New York New York – January 15 1971 in Hollywood California) was an American The drama opens with Tare, age 14, being grilled by a judge because he had been arrested for breaking and entering and stealing a gun. In flashbacks his friends say that while its true that Tare loves guns, he would never kill anything. They tell the judge the number of times he's refused to kill animals. Nevertheless the judge sends him to reform school.
The next time we see Tare he's grown up back in town. He's also left military service behind. He reunites with his childhood friends and they decide to go to a carnival.
There he meets a kindred spirit in sharpshooter Annie Laurie Starr (Peggy Cummins) and goes to work at the carnival. Peggy Cummins (born December 18 1925) is a British actress best known for her role in Joseph H They are attracted to one another and after upsetting the carnival owner who lusts after Starr, they both get fired. Soon, on Starr's behest, they embark on a crime spree, with Starr as the brains and Tare as the trigger man.
Production
The picture was originally slated for Monogram release, yet the producers, the King Brothers Productions, chose United Artists as the distributor. King Brothers Productions was a film production company active from 1941 to the late 1960s This article is about the film studio Previously it was affiliated with a cinema chain bearing its name now owned by Regal Entertainment Group. As such, Gun Crazy enjoyed wider exposure. [2]
In an interview with Danny Peary, director Joseph H. Danny Peary (born 1949) is an American Film critic and Sports writer. Lewis revealed his instructions to actors John Dall and Peggy Cummins:
- 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 directions. [3]
The bank heist sequence was shot entirely in one long take in Montrose, California, with no one besides the principal actors and people inside the bank alerted to the operation. La Crescenta-Montrose is a Census-designated place (CDP and an Unincorporated area in Los Angeles County California, encompassing those parts of the This one-take shot included 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 it fresh by having the actors improvise their dialogue.
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
- Harry Lewis as Sheriff Clyde Boston
- Nedrick Young as Dave Allister
- Russ Tamblyn as Bart Tare, at age 14
Critical reaction
Eric Henderson, film critic for Slant Magazine, wrote, "Lewis, through sheer force of will, turns the script's easy ways out ("I told you I'm a bad girl, didn't I?") into the essence of blunt, adolescent sexual flowering. Peggy Cummins (born December 18 1925) is a British actress best known for her role in Joseph H John Dall ( May 26 1918 in New York New York – January 15 1971 in Hollywood California) was an American Berry Kroeger ( October 16, 1912 - January 4, 1991) was an American film television and stage Actor. Morris Carnovsky ( September 5, 1897 – September 1, 1992) was an American stage and film Actor born in St Harry Lewis (born April 1, 1920) was a successful Supporting actor in Films He appeared as a Goon alongside Edward G Nedrick Young ( March 23, 1914 – September 16, 1968) was a Screenwriter often blacklisted during the 1950's and 1960's Russ Tamblyn (born Russell Irving Tamblyn on December 30, 1934) is an American actor who is arguably best known for his performance Slant Magazine is an online publication that features reviews of movies music DVDs and TV shows as well as interviews with actors directors and musicians Wild, wam-bam pacing (early heavy petting) eventually matures into the film's most memorable sequence: a one-take robbery sequence taken from the back seat of the getaway car, a stunning tour de force that's Lewis's cinematographic slow f***. "[4]
Critic and author Eddie Muller wrote, "Joseph H. Eddie Muller is a Writer based in San Francisco. He is known for writing books about Movies particularly Film noir. Lewis's direction is propulsive, possessed of a confident, vigorous simplicity that all the frantic editing and visual pyrotechnics of the filmmaking progeny never quite surpassed. "[5]
Sam Adams, critic for the Philadelphia City Paper, wrote, "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 Bonnie and Clyde, which owes Gun Crazy 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. Philadelphia City Paper is a free alternative news weekly in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Bonnie and Clyde is a American Crime film about Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, the bank robbers who operated in the Central United States "[6]
The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 100% of critics gave the film a positive review, based on twelve reviews. Rotten Tomatoes is a Website devoted to reviews information and news of Movies. "[7]
Honors
In 1998, Gun Crazy' was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant. The National Film Registry is the registry of Films selected by the United States National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of The Library of Congress is the De facto National library of the United States and the research arm of the United States Congress "
References
- ^ Deadly Is the Female at the Internet Movie Database.
- ^ Erikson, Hal. Gun Crazy at Allmovie. Allmovie (previously All Movie Guide) is a commercial database of information about Movie stars movies and television shows.
- ^ Peary, Danny. Cult Movies, Delta Books, 1981. ISBN 0-517-20185-2.
- ^ Henderson, Eric. Slant Magazine, film review, 2004. Last accessed: January 5, 2008. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
- ^ Muller, Eddie. Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir, St. Martin's Griffin, 208 pages, 1998. ISBN 0312180764.
- ^ Adams, Sam. Philadelphia City Paper, film review, July 29-August 4, 2004. Last accessed: January 5, 2008.
- ^ Gun Carzy at Rotten Tomatoes. Rotten Tomatoes is a Website devoted to reviews information and news of Movies. Last accessed: April 1, 2008. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
External links
- Gun Crazy at Allmovie
- Deadly Is the Female at the Internet Movie Database
- Gun Crazy at the TCM Movie Database
- Gun Crazy at Film Site
- Gun Crazy at Film Noir of the Week
- Gun Crazy at 10 Shades of Noir
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