A moody minor masterpiece about a violent couple who will stop at nothing to get their purports. Annie Laurie Starr : Peggy Cummins, works as a shooter in an Annie Oaklie Wild West Show and meets gun-lovin' Bart Tare : John Dall, who says a gun makes him feel good inside. Both of whom fall in love and the two get married and live happily ever after until the money runs out and fatal femme Laurie is craving for excitement and violence begins to flare up. As they assault banks, take payrolls, and kill, as they become lovebirds on the lam. They both are obsessed with firearms and each other and their inevitable flight from the law.
An extremely well made film with perfect cinematography in black and white by ex-stuntman Russell Harlan, as well as atmospheric, exciting musical score by classy composer Victor Young . The realism of the breathtaking hold-up scenes is owed in part to technical consultation of former train robber Al Jennings. This is a classic cult movie that justifies its awesome reputation. Certainly, it deserves to be mentioned that it it follows in the same breath as Bonnie and Clyde. Superb acting by the two protagonists, Peggy Cummins as the cold-blood killer and John Dall gives his best film, along with The Rope, by a country mile.They are well accompanied by a fine support cast as Berry Kroeger, Trevor Bardette, Don Beddoe, Harry Lewis, Anabel Shaw, and watch for a young Russ Tamblyn as the 13-year-old Bart.
Screen-written by prestigious and blacklisted Dalton Trumbo, under pseudonym as Millard Kauffman. Masterfully directed by Joseph H Lewis who chooses all the right angles for a real impact and never puts a wrong foot. Lewis was a B craftsman who directed a lot of films of all kinds of genres with a penchant for Noir movies, as he made Drama, Thriller, Action, Western such as Terror in a Texas town, 7th cavalry, The Halliday brand, A lawless street, Cry of the hunted, Retreat hell, Desperate search , A lady without passport, The undercover man, So dark the night, My name is Julia Ross, The mad doctor of Market Street, The gang of mine and his greatest hits were The Big Combo and Gun Crazy .Rating 7.5/10. Better than average. Essential and indispensable watching for classic movies aficionados and Film Noir fans.
An extremely well made film with perfect cinematography in black and white by ex-stuntman Russell Harlan, as well as atmospheric, exciting musical score by classy composer Victor Young . The realism of the breathtaking hold-up scenes is owed in part to technical consultation of former train robber Al Jennings. This is a classic cult movie that justifies its awesome reputation. Certainly, it deserves to be mentioned that it it follows in the same breath as Bonnie and Clyde. Superb acting by the two protagonists, Peggy Cummins as the cold-blood killer and John Dall gives his best film, along with The Rope, by a country mile.They are well accompanied by a fine support cast as Berry Kroeger, Trevor Bardette, Don Beddoe, Harry Lewis, Anabel Shaw, and watch for a young Russ Tamblyn as the 13-year-old Bart.
Screen-written by prestigious and blacklisted Dalton Trumbo, under pseudonym as Millard Kauffman. Masterfully directed by Joseph H Lewis who chooses all the right angles for a real impact and never puts a wrong foot. Lewis was a B craftsman who directed a lot of films of all kinds of genres with a penchant for Noir movies, as he made Drama, Thriller, Action, Western such as Terror in a Texas town, 7th cavalry, The Halliday brand, A lawless street, Cry of the hunted, Retreat hell, Desperate search , A lady without passport, The undercover man, So dark the night, My name is Julia Ross, The mad doctor of Market Street, The gang of mine and his greatest hits were The Big Combo and Gun Crazy .Rating 7.5/10. Better than average. Essential and indispensable watching for classic movies aficionados and Film Noir fans.