Is gun crazy based on a true story?
Is gun crazy based on a true story?
Gun Crazy (also known as Deadly Is the Female) is a 1950 American crime film noir starring Peggy Cummins and John Dall in a story about the crime-spree of a gun-toting husband and wife….
| Gun Crazy | |
|---|---|
| Screenplay by | Dalton Trumbo MacKinlay Kantor |
| Based on | “Gun Crazy” 1940 story in The Saturday Evening Post by MacKinlay Kantor |
What year was the movie Gun Crazy made?
January 20, 1950 (USA)
Gun Crazy/Release date
What is the movie gun crazy about?
When gun-obsessed pacifist Bart Tare (John Dall) witnesses expert shooter Annie Laurie Starr (Peggy Cummins) demonstrate her firearm prowess at a carnival one night, it’s love at first sight. Aimless Bart joins the traveling show and begins a romance with Annie, but her dangerously rebellious spirit soon gets them both fired. After eloping, the young lovers embark on an armed robbery spree, managing to elude the authorities until Annie insists on pulling one last job.
Gun Crazy/Film synopsis
Who Wrote Gun Crazy?
MacKinlay Kantor
Dalton TrumboMillard Kaufman
Gun Crazy/Screenplay
How old was Drew Barrymore in guncrazy?
16-year-old
The place is so listless that many of its male members view 16-year-old Anita Minteer (Barrymore) as their primary source of entertainment.
Where was the movie Gun Crazy filmed?
In the story the plant is located in Albuquerque, but the filming location is located at 2300 East Olympic Boulevard in Los Angeles. The robbery begins at the plant on Olympic Boulevard and during the getaway, Dall and Cummins drive down Mateo Street.
Where was movie Gun Crazy filmed?
Where was gun crazy filmed?
I thought I had never heard of the small community… until a friend reminded me that GUN CRAZY’s (’50) most famous scene, a three-and-a-half-minute long robbery shot in one take, was filmed in Montrose.
Where is gun crazy set?
Is Drew Barrymore related to Lionel Barrymore?
He was the elder brother of Ethel and John Barrymore, the uncle of John Drew Barrymore and Diana Barrymore and the great-uncle of Drew Barrymore, among other members of the Barrymore family. He attended private schools as a child, including the Art Students League of New York.
Is Drew Barrymore related to John Barrymore?
John Drew Barrymore, whose name and ancestry were far better known than his own credits in the acting profession that made his family famous, has died. Barrymore, the father of actress Drew Barrymore, died Monday in Los Angeles of undisclosed causes.
Who directed Gun Crazy?
Joseph H. Lewis
Gun Crazy/Directors
Directed by Joseph H. Lewis. 86 min. Screenplay by MacKinlay Kantor, Dalton Trumbo (as Millard Kaufman).
