Bart Tare is an ex-Army man who has a lifelong fixation with guns, he meets a kindred spirit in sharpshooter Annie Starr and goes to work at a carnival. After upsetting the carnival owner who lusts after Starr, they both get fired. Soon, on Starr's behest, they embark on a crime spree for cash.
Direction
One-take bank robbery—no cuts, pure adrenaline.
Cinematography
Shadows so thick you could shoot through them.
Acting
Peggy Cummins invents the unhinged girlfriend archetype.
Director
Joseph H. Lewis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The legendary bank heist was shot in real time with no permits; pedestrians had no idea it was fake.
Bonnie and Clyde (1967) owes everything to this—Arthur Penn basically made it a color remake.
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