Gun Crazy is a 40’s film that was part of a film noir package I picked up a few years back.  I pick up a lot of film noir packages because I enjoy the genre even though the classic film noir is hamstrung a little bit by the fact we know the Hayes code will require any guilty party to be punished for their deeds.  Doesn’t matter if they are the least bit sympathetic – they are still going to get nailed.

The concept of evil under the Hayes code is most interesting when you consider how the subject of sex was treated.  I’m not sure that we’ve ever escaped from the idea that sex is taboo in film. Read More…