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Gun Crazy

1950Movie1 h 27 min

78

GreatGoodWatch score

78

GreatGoodWatch score

Rotten Tomatoes

Summary

Bart Tare, an ex-Army man who has a lifelong fixation with guns, meets a kindred spirit in sharpshooter Annie Starr and goes to work at a carnival alongside her. After upsetting the carnival owner who lusts after Starr, they both get fired. Soon, at Starr's behest, the couple embarks on a crime spree for cash.

Good for

Friends night
Teens
Pure escapism

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Puts you inside a crime.
Keeps you on edge.
Gets your pulse racing.

Not for warmth, comfort or uplift.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+8)
Critics 83Audiences 75GoodWatch 79
Tomatometer91%
Metascore74
Audience score83%
IMDb7.6
User score6.6
Running time
1 h 27 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 crime movies, −19 min on the typical 106
typical 10687
Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 6 countries, rent or buy in 7 more
Released
1950
January 20, 1950
76 years ago
Genres
CrimeRomanceDrama
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
ViolenceModerate
Gore, disturbing imagesMild
Frightening scenesMild
Sex, nudityMild
Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 39
Directing · 3
Joseph H. Lewis Director
Frank Heath Assistant Director
Jack Herzberg Continuity
Writing · 3
Dalton Trumbo Screenplay
Millard Kaufman Screenplay
MacKinlay Kantor Screenplay, Story
Production · 4
Frank King Producer
Maurice King Producer
Arthur Gardner Producer's Assistant
Allen K. Wood Production Manager
Camera · 3
Russell Harlan Director of Photography
Eddie Jones Still Photographer
Harry Lewis Grip
Editing · 1
Harry Gerstad Editor
Sound · 5
Victor Young Original Music Composer
Sidney Cutner Orchestrator
Leo Shuken Orchestrator
Stuart Frye Music Editor
Tom Lambert Sound Engineer
Art · 2
Gordon Wiles Production Design
Raymond Boltz Jr. Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 2
Norma Koch Costume Design
Carla Hadley Hairstylist
Lighting · 1
Lloyd Garnell Gaffer
Other crew · 5
Dale Van Sickel Stunts
Herman King Technical Advisor
Al J. Jennings Technical Advisor
Lew Morphy Stand In
Madeleine Robinson Dialogue Coach

Tropes

The Corrupterin 335 titlesLaurie plays this to Bart's Corruptible.No Good Deed Goes Unpunishedin 1,386 titlesAt the climax, Dave and Clyde makes another attempt at talking Bart into give himself up peacefully.All 45 tropes

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