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Peggy Cummins

I've never been much good--at least up till now I haven't

About Me

I, Peggy Cummins (born December 18, 1925) am a British actress, best known for my role in Joseph H. Lewis' Gun Crazy, playing a sharp shooter who robs banks with her lover John Dall. I was born in Prestatyn, Wales. "The blonde, exotically beautiful British actress was a stage performer from the age of 12. She appeared in a handful of English films in the early 1940s, which brought her to the attention of 20th Century-Fox head man Darryl F. Zanuck, her film debut was in Dr. O'Dowd (1940). Amidst a shower of publicity, Peggy was brought to Hollywood to star in Fox's film adaptation of the notorious Kathleen Windsor novel Forever Amber. In the early stages of shooting, however, Zanuck evinced disappointment in Peggy's performance, and rapidly replaced her with Linda Darnell; Ms. Cummins was "compensated" with antiseptic leading-lady roles in Fox's Green Grass of Wyoming (1947), Moss Rose (1947) and The Late George Apley (1947)." Before returning to England in 1950, I delivered an unforgettable performance as a psychopathic Bonnie Parker-type criminal in the film noir classic Gun Crazy (1949), before returning to Britain in 1950. I later starred alongside Dana Andrews in Night of the Demon (1957), directed by Jacques Tourneur. I briefly dated Howard Hughes. My career unfortunately ended long ago and I live in retirement, somewhere in Great Britain.
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It's GUN CRAZY...The Slideshow!!!!!

Movies:

Filmography
"The Human Jungle" .... Stella Reid (1 episode, 1964) - Dual Control (1964) TV Episode .... Stella Reid
In the Doghouse (1961) .... Sally
Dentist in the Chair (1960) .... Peggy Travers
Your Money or Your Wife (1960) .... Gay Butterworth
The Captain's Table (1959) .... Mrs. Judd... aka Shenanigans
Hell Drivers (1957) .... Lucy, Hawlett Trucking Secretary... aka Hard Drivers
Carry on Admiral (1957) .... Susan Lashwood... aka The Ship Was Loaded (USA)
Night of the Demon (1957) .... Joanna Harrington ... aka Curse of the Demon (USA: recut version) ... aka Haunted
The March Hare (1955) .... Pat McGuire
To Dorothy a Son (1954) .... Dorothy Rapallo... aka Cash on Delivery (USA)
The Love Lottery (1954) .... Sally
Meet Mr. Lucifer (1953) .... Kitty Norton
Street Corner (1953) .... Bridget Foster... aka Both Sides of the Law (USA)
Always a Bride (1953) .... Clare Hemsley
Who Goes There? (1952) .... Christine Deed ... aka The Passionate Sentry (USA)
My Daughter Joy (1950) .... Georgette Constantin ... aka Operation X (Philippines: English title) (USA)
Deadly Is the Female (1949) .... Annie Laurie Starr ... aka Gun Crazy (USA: reissue title)
That Dangerous Age (1949) .... Monica Brooke ... aka If This Be Sin (USA)
Green Grass of Wyoming (1948) .... Carey Greenway
Escape (1948) .... Dora Winton
Moss Rose (1947) .... Belle Adair
The Late George Apley (1947) .... Eleanor Apley
English Without Tears (1944) .... Bobbie Heseltine ... aka Her Man Gilbey (USA)
Welcome, Mr. Washington (1944) .... Sarah Willoughby
Old Mother Riley Detective (1943) .... Lily
Salute John Citizen (1942) .... Julie BuntingDr. O'Dowd (1940) .... Pat O'Dowd

My Blog

Helldrivers movie stills!!!!

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Posted by Peggy Cummins on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 10:19:00 PST

Peggy sightings!

A NIGHT WITH A DEMONA screening at the Reel Cinema, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, of Night of the Demon.In "Elstree Film Classics": part of the 50th Town Festival. With Peggy Cummins (Joanna Harrington)...
Posted by Peggy Cummins on Sun, 19 Nov 2006 09:14:00 PST

Gun Crazy stills

Here are some stills from Gun Crazy, the first are of Annie Lauries amazing marksmanship performance which captures Barts (John Dall) heart..Bart joins Laurie onstage:...
Posted by Peggy Cummins on Fri, 17 Nov 2006 10:20:00 PST