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Gun Crazy (1949) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Gun Crazy (1949) a score of 3.1132 out of 4

based on (22) reviews

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Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)

One of the greatest of all films, this "B" movie classic has it all. In telling his story of two lovers on the run, director Joseph H. Lewis uses a startling immediacy not found in any other films at the time. It¹s the kind of energy that only cropped...read the complete Gun Crazy (1949) review at Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)

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The Greatest Films (Tim Dirks)

Gun Crazy (1949) (aka Deadly Is the Female), the forerunner of director Arthur Penn's Bonnie and Clyde (1967), is considered by many to be the ultimate B-movie - with film noirish elements. Director Joseph H. Lewis's cult picture was taken from a...read the complete Gun Crazy (1949) review at The Greatest Films (Tim Dirks)

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New York Times (--)

Even with some adroit camouflaging, the Palace's new picture, starring Peggy Cummins and John Dall, is pretty cheap stuff. "Gun Crazy" just about covers it. Handsomely produced by the King Brothers, from an original story by MacKinlay Kantor, this...read the complete Gun Crazy (1949) review at New York Times (--)