> Always cheat the shot by aiming to the right or left of the target character. <
Now, that’s interesting. And very sensible.
Many actors came forward at the time explaining the details of how all this worked with protective shields and camera angles and such.
I’ve also read that Edward G. Robinson said they used real Tommy Guns and real bullets and they had to time the action of the actors so that one could fire and then duck behind the cover while the other fired.
Is it true? I don’t know.