Gun Crazy (1950) – Filming Locations
Crime / Romance / Drama · Directed by Joseph H. Lewis · Starring John Dall, Peggy Cummins
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.
Where was Gun Crazy filmed?
- Los Angeles, United States, Los Angeles – Multiple sequences including car chases and robbery scenes throughout the city. The primary shooting location where much of the film's urban action sequences and chase scenes were filmed on location
- Mojave Desert, United States, Mojave – Extended sequences of the protagonists driving through barren desert terrain. The vast desert landscape serves as a symbolic backdrop for the couple's escape and isolation from civilization
- Northern California, United States, California – Road sequences showing the fugitive couple's journey through rural areas. Northern California locations provided the backdrop for the couple's cross-country flight from authorities