GUN CRAZY
Saturday, August 1, 2026 to Thursday, August 6, 2026
Siskel Film Center, Siskel Film Center, Chicago, Illinois
screening
1949, Joseph H. Lewis, USA, 87 mins. In English | Format: Digital. Originally titled DEADLY IS THE FEMALE, this dynamic and influential noir stars Peggy Cummins and John Dall as lovers, gun fanatics, and thieves on a cross-country crime spree. Set largely on the road, GUN CRAZY also features an innovative piece of car-chase cinematography: a striking scene of a bank robbery shot from inside the getaway car in a single take. Part of the "Vroom, Screech" film series (July 31–August 27, 2026) celebrating and complicating the car chase.