Noirtini Hour: Gun Crazy

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Film Noir Meet-Up: Gun Crazy (1950)

Let’s talk about movies! Join movie club member Jenna M. for Gun Crazy, starring Peggy Cummins and John Dall in a story about the crime spree of a gun-toting husband and wife.

Here’s how The Portland Movie Club meet-ups work:
Just like a book club, we watch the movie on our own time before we meet.

We'll meet at Lucky Lab on SE Hawthorne at 4pm on the scheduled date.

We'll typically have a sign at our table(s) but at least we'll try to be obvious and identifiable.

Grab some food and drinks to support our generous hosts and spend some time socializing and discussing this movie with us.

A Few Notes about the film:
Gun Crazy was directed by Joseph H. Lewis and produced by Frank and Maurice King. The screenplay by blacklisted writers Dalton Trumbo (credited to the pseudonym of Millard Kaufman) and MacKinlay Kantor was based upon a short story written by Kantor that was published in 1940 in The Saturday Evening Post. The film was originally titled Deadly Is the Female when it premiered in January 1950 until March 1950, when the King brothers changed the title to Gun Crazy to more accurately reflect the character of the film.

Viewing Options for the film:
For streaming, the film is available for free on Tubi, and available to rent through Amazon Video, YouTube, Google Play, Apple TV, and Fandango. There are also two copies available to rent from Movie Madness. I will continue to check Kanopy and Hoopla to see if it becomes available before the meetup and will update this posting. If anyone knows of any other streaming/viewing options, please comment on the event.

About the Film Noir group:
This meetup explores classic and neo-noir films, focusing on shadowy visuals, morally gray characters, doomed romances, and crime stories where nobody’s hands are clean. We’ll watch a mix of essential noirs and modern films inspired by the genre, paying attention to themes like fate, corruption, obsession, and alienation. These films often deal with violence, crime, and heavy subject matter, so content can be intense at times; checking a site like www.doesthedogdie.com is encouraged if you prefer content warnings.

Tips:
Once again, we do not watch the movie at the meet-up. All members watch the movie on their own time before we meet to discuss it. You don't have to watch the movie to join us, but it'll be more fun if you do.

Some people like to take notes or find books and articles related to the film and its subject matter, feel free to bring those things along if there's something you'd like to share with the group.

At the end of the discussion we'll pass around a ballot where we can vote on a slate of options for the next discussion.

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