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Deadly Is the Female
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Overview

User Rating:
7.9/10   2,723 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
MacKinlay Kantor (screenplay) and
Dalton Trumbo (screenplay) (front Millard Kaufman) ...
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Release Date:
20 January 1950 (USA) more
Tagline:
SHE BELIEVES IN TWO THINGS...-love and violence! (original poster) more
Plot:
Since he was a child, Bart Tare has always loved guns. After leaving the army, his friends take him to a carnival... more | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
'Borderlands' Class Guide: The Hunter
 (From MTV Multiplayer. 15 September 2009, 10:00 AM, PDT)

Gun Crazy at 60: Pistol-Packing Anti-Heroine Peggy Cummins Looks Back
 (From Movieline. 13 August 2009, 8:30 AM, PDT)

User Reviews:
Good drama at a fast pace in this classic 50s film noir piece more (42 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
Peggy Cummins ... Annie Laurie Starr
John Dall ... Bart Tare
Berry Kroeger ... Packett
Morris Carnovsky ... Judge Willoughby
Anabel Shaw ... Ruby Tare

Harry Lewis ... Deputy Clyde Boston
Nedrick Young ... Dave Allister
Trevor Bardette ... Sheriff Boston
Mickey Little ... Bart Tare (age 7)
Russ Tamblyn ... Bart Tare (age 14) (as Rusty Tamblyn)
Paul Frison ... Clyde Boston (age 14)
David Bair ... Dave Allister (age 7) (as Dave Bair)
Stanley Prager ... Bluey-Bluey
Virginia Farmer ... Miss Wynn
Anne O'Neal ... Miss Augustine Sifert
Frances Irwin ... Danceland Singer
Robert Osterloh ... Hampton Policeman
Shimen Ruskin ... Cab Driver
Harry Hayden ... Mr. Mallenberg
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tony Barr ... Proprietor / Diner Cook (uncredited)
Don Beddoe ... Man from Chicago (uncredited)
Joseph Crehan ... Plant Foreman (uncredited)
Eddie Dunn ... State Policeman on Phone (uncredited)
Dick Elliott ... Man Running Out of Robbed Market (uncredited)
Ross Elliott ... Detective (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum ... Cashier (uncredited)

Arthur Hecht ... (uncredited)
George Lynn ... Holdup Victim (uncredited)
William J. O'Brien ... Customer at Sharpshooting Act (uncredited)
Ray Teal ... California Border Inspector (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel ... Meat Plant Guard (uncredited)
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Directed by
Joseph H. Lewis 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
MacKinlay Kantor (screenplay) and
Dalton Trumbo (screenplay) front Millard Kaufman

MacKinlay Kantor (story "Gun Crazy")

Millard Kaufman (front for Dalton Trumbo)

Produced by
Frank King .... producer
Maurice King .... producer
 
Original Music by
Victor Young 
 
Cinematography by
Russell Harlan (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Harry W. Gerstad  (as Harry Gerstad)
 
Production Design by
Gordon Wiles 
 
Set Decoration by
Raymond Boltz Jr. 
 
Makeup Department
Carla Hadley .... hair stylist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Allen K. Wood .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Frank Heath .... assistant director (as Frank S. Heath)
 
Sound Department
Tom Lambert .... sound engineer
 
Stunts
Dale Van Sickel .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Lloyd Garnell .... gaffer (uncredited)
Eddie Jones .... still photographer (uncredited)
Harry Lewis .... grip (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Norma Koch .... wardrobe: Miss Cummins (as Norma)
 
Music Department
Sidney Cutner .... orchestrator
Stuart Frye .... music editor
Leo Shuken .... orchestrator
 
Other crew
Arthur Gardner .... assistant to producers
Jack Herzberg .... continuity
Herman King .... technical advisor
Madeleine Robinson .... dialogue coach
Al J. Jennings .... technical consultant (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Gun Crazy (USA) (new title)
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Runtime:
86 min
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Language:
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Iceland:L | Canada:14A (Ontario) | USA:Approved (certificate #14023) | West Germany:16 (nf) | UK:PG (2008) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:(Banned)
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Bart Tare and Laurie Starr are modeled on the infamous Depression-era bandits Clyde Burrow and Bonnie Parker who are also the subject of Bonnie and Clyde (1967) and You Only Live Once (1937). more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: Cameraman, camera and tripod shadow visible when car cuts through canyon in final chase. more
Quotes:
Annie Laurie Starr: Bart, I've been kicked around all my life, and from now on, I'm gonna start kicking back. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Swoon (1992) more
Soundtrack:
Mad About You more

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3 out of 3 people found the following review useful.
Good drama at a fast pace in this classic 50s film noir piece, 4 November 1998
8/10
Author: bux from Tecumseh ok

Another great human drama from the pen of McKinley Kantor. This gripping tale of a young couple on a crime spree rings of "Natural Born Killers" albeit watered down, fifties style. The sturdy, but less than stellar cast turn out moving performances. Once again, we are reminded that Kantor(author of "The voice of Bugle Ann" and "Wicked Water") was one of our century's finest writers. Of course, this picture reaches the only down-beat conclusion possible.

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