The term "femme fatale" was invented for characters like Annie Laurie Starr, a carnival sharpshooter played with a beguiling mix of iciness and allure by Peggy Cummins, in the 1950 film noir gem "Gun ...

The recent death of British actress Peggy Cummins, at age 92, prompted my quick return to her 1950 film noir classic Gun Crazy – a movie that still resonates with historical and cultural force.

Peggy Cummins, an actress best remembered for her turn as a femme fatale with a hair trigger in the influential low-budget film noir “Gun Crazy,” died Dec. 29. She was 92. Her death was confirmed in a ...