Blind Alley - Revision history

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	\|caption = ''Blind Alley'' (1939)		\|caption = ''Blind Alley'' (1939)
	\|country = [[Image:USA.jpg\|25px]] USA		\|country = [[Image:USA.jpg\|25px]] USA
	\|director = ~~W.S. Van Dyke~~		\|director = Charles Vidor
	\|date= 1939		\|date= 1939
	\|studio= Columbia Pictures		\|studio= Columbia Pictures

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 ==Colt Detective Special==
 Fugitive killer Hal Wilson ([[Chester Morris]]) and his henchmen Buck ([[Marc Lawrence]]) and Nick ([[Milburn Stone]]) all carry [[Colt Detective Special]] revolvers, with Hal keeping his in a shoulder holster. Hal recalls a painful memory from his youth where his father had carried a Detective Special, though the memory likely predates the weapon's 1927 introduction.
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 [[Image:BlindAlley-Colt1908b.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mary keeps her Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket trained on the Shelby family, guests, and staff.]]
 ==Winchester Model 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine==
 Buck ([[Marc Lawrence]]) carries a Winchester rifle that appears to be a [[Winchester Model 1892|Winchester Model 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine]] before it switches to a [[Winchester Model 1907]] in an apparent continuity error. One of the policemen approaching the house also carries a Winchester carbine.
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	{{Film Title\|Blind Alley}}		{{Film Title\|Blind Alley}}
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	~~=Handguns=~~

	==Colt Detective Special==		==Colt Detective Special==

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	==Colt Detective Special==		==Colt Detective Special==
	Fugitive killer Hal Wilson ([[Chester Morris]]) and his henchmen Buck ([[Marc Lawrence]]) and Nick ([[Milburn Stone]]) all carry [[Colt Detective Special]] revolvers, with Hal keeping his in a shoulder holster. Hal recalls a painful memory from his youth where his father had carried a Detective Special, though the memory likely predates the weapon's 1927 introduction.		Fugitive killer Hal Wilson ([[Chester Morris]]) and his henchmen Buck ([[Marc Lawrence]]) and Nick ([[Milburn Stone]]) all carry [[Colt Detective Special]] revolvers, with Hal keeping his in a shoulder holster. Hal recalls a painful memory from his youth where his father had carried a Detective Special, though the memory likely predates the weapon's 1927 introduction.
			[[Image:Colt Detective Special.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Colt Detective Special 1st Gen with Round Butt - .38 Special]]
	[[Image:BlindAlley-CDS1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|"Does that shoot real bullets?" Dr. Shelby's impressed son Davy ([[Scotty Beckett]]) asks Hal Wilson.]]		[[Image:BlindAlley-CDS1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|"Does that shoot real bullets?" Dr. Shelby's impressed son Davy ([[Scotty Beckett]]) asks Hal Wilson.]]
	[[Image:BlindAlley-CDS2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Nick keeps his Colt Detective Special drawn inside the Shelby household.]]		[[Image:BlindAlley-CDS2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Nick keeps his Colt Detective Special drawn inside the Shelby household.]]
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	==Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket==		==Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket==
	Hal's moll Mary ([[Ann Dvorak]]) carries a blued [[Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket]].		Hal's moll Mary ([[Ann Dvorak]]) carries a blued [[Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket]].
			[[Image:Colt1908.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket - .25 ACP]]
	[[Image:BlindAlley-Colt1908a.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|An armed Mary helps round up the Shelby household.]]		[[Image:BlindAlley-Colt1908a.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|An armed Mary helps round up the Shelby household.]]
	[[Image:BlindAlley-Colt1908b.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Mary keeps her Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket trained on the Shelby family, guests, and staff.]]		[[Image:BlindAlley-Colt1908b.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Mary keeps her Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket trained on the Shelby family, guests, and staff.]]
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	==Winchester Model 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine==		==Winchester Model 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine==
	Buck ([[Marc Lawrence]]) carries a Winchester rifle that appears to be a [[Winchester Model 1892\|Winchester Model 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine]] before it switches to a [[Winchester Model 1907]] in an apparent continuity error. One of the policemen approaching the house also carries a Winchester carbine.		Buck ([[Marc Lawrence]]) carries a Winchester rifle that appears to be a [[Winchester Model 1892\|Winchester Model 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine]] before it switches to a [[Winchester Model 1907]] in an apparent continuity error. One of the policemen approaching the house also carries a Winchester carbine.
			[[Image:WinchesterModel1892.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Winchester 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine - .32WCF/.38-40/.44-40/.25-20.]]
	[[Image:BlindAlley-WinchesterSRC1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Buck surveys the rounded-up Shelby household and guests with his Winchester in hand.]]		[[Image:BlindAlley-WinchesterSRC1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Buck surveys the rounded-up Shelby household and guests with his Winchester in hand.]]
	[[Image:BlindAlley-WinchesterSRC2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|A policeman approaches the Shelby home with his Winchester carbine.]]		[[Image:BlindAlley-WinchesterSRC2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|A policeman approaches the Shelby home with his Winchester carbine.]]

	==Winchester Model 1907==		==Winchester Model 1907==
	Buck ([[Marc Lawrence]]) tosses his Winchester — now a [[Winchester Model 1907]] semi-automatic rifle — to Hal Wilson ([[Chester Morris]]) to use during the final acts of the film. The Model 1907 was a popular weapon among gangsters of the era, such as John Dillinger and Homer Van Meter.		Buck ([[Marc Lawrence]]) tosses his Winchester — now a [[Winchester Model 1907]] semi-automatic rifle — to Hal Wilson ([[Chester Morris]]) to use during the final acts of the film. The Model 1907 was a popular weapon among real-life gangsters of the era, such as John Dillinger and Homer Van Meter.
			[[Image:Winchester 1907.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Winchester Model 1907 with 5-round magazine - .351 Winchester]]
	[[Image:BlindAlley-Win351a.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Buck's Winchester carbine is now a semi-auto Model 1907.]]		[[Image:BlindAlley-Win351a.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Buck's Winchester carbine is now a semi-auto Model 1907.]]
	[[Image:BlindAlley-Win351b.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Hal holds the Winchester on Dr. Shelby.]]		[[Image:BlindAlley-Win351b.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Hal holds the Winchester on Dr. Shelby.]]
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	==Single Action Army==		==Single Action Army==
	Strangely, two of the policemen ([[James Craig]] and [[Dick Curtis]]) seeking Hal Wilson appear to have older [[Single Action Army]] six-shooters in their holsters rather than more modern .38 Special revolvers like the [[Colt Official Police]] or [[Smith & Wesson Model 10\|Smith & Wesson Military & Police]].		Strangely, two of the policemen ([[James Craig]] and [[Dick Curtis]]) seeking Hal Wilson appear to have older [[Single Action Army]] six-shooters in their holsters rather than more modern .38 Special revolvers like the [[Colt Official Police]] or [[Smith & Wesson Model 10\|Smith & Wesson Military & Police]].
			[[Image:ColtSingleActionArmy.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Colt Single Action Army with 5.5" barrel known as the "Artillery" model. - .45 Long Colt]]
	[[Image:BlindAlley-Revolvers1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Joe ([[James Craig]]) and his fellow trooper ([[Dick Curtis]]) carry revolvers that appear to be old-fashioned [[Single Action Army]] handguns.]]		[[Image:BlindAlley-Revolvers1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Joe ([[James Craig]]) and his fellow trooper ([[Dick Curtis]]) carry revolvers that appear to be old-fashioned [[Single Action Army]] handguns.]]

	==M1921A Thompson==		==M1921A Thompson==
	Several of the policemen seeking Hal Wilson and his gang are armed with [[Thompson Submachine Gun#M1921 Thompson\|M1921A Thompson]] submachine guns with box magazines.		Several of the policemen seeking Hal Wilson and his gang are armed with [[Thompson Submachine Gun#M1921 Thompson\|M1921A Thompson]] submachine guns with box magazines.
			[[Image:Colt 1921A Thompson.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Colt M1921A Thompson with 20-round magazine - .45 ACP]]
	[[Image:BlindAlley-ThompsonSMG.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Two troopers enter the Shelby home with Thompsons.]]		[[Image:BlindAlley-ThompsonSMG.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Two troopers enter the Shelby home with Thompsons.]]

	==Blunderbuss==		==Blunderbuss==
	Dr. Shelby ([[Ralph Bellamy]]) keeps a [[Blunderbuss\|Blunderbuss Flintlock]] suspended above the fireplace in his home.		Dr. Shelby ([[Ralph Bellamy]]) keeps a [[Blunderbuss\|Blunderbuss Flintlock]] suspended above the fireplace in his home.
			[[Image:Blun Flint.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Blunderbuss Flintlock]]
	[[Image:BlindAlley-Blunderbuss.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|]]		[[Image:BlindAlley-Blunderbuss.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|]]

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	[[Category:B&W]]		[[Category:B&W]]

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{{Infobox Movie
|name = Blind Alley
|picture = BlindAlley-Poster.jpg
|caption = ''Blind Alley'' (1939)
|country = [[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] USA
|director = W.S. Van Dyke
|date= 1939
|studio= Columbia Pictures
|character1= Hal Wilson
|actor1= [[Chester Morris]]
|character2= Dr. Shelby
|actor2= [[Ralph Bellamy]]
|character3= Mary
|actor3= [[Ann Dvorak]]
|character4= Linda Curtis
|actor4= [[Joan Perry]]
|character5= George Curtis
|actor5= [[Melville Cooper]]
|character6= Rose Stradner
|actor6= [[Doris Shelby]]
}}
'''''Blind Alley''''' is a 1939 home invasion thriller adapted from a Broadway play of the same name and considered a precursor to American film noir, starring [[Chester Morris]], [[Ralph Bellamy]], and [[Ann Dvorak]]. It would be remade in 1948 as ''The Dark Past''.

{{Film Title|Blind Alley}}
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=Handguns=

==Colt Detective Special==
Fugitive killer Hal Wilson ([[Chester Morris]]) and his henchmen Buck ([[Marc Lawrence]]) and Nick ([[Milburn Stone]]) all carry [[Colt Detective Special]] revolvers, with Hal keeping his in a shoulder holster. Hal recalls a painful memory from his youth where his father had carried a Detective Special, though the memory likely predates the weapon's 1927 introduction.
[[Image:BlindAlley-CDS1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|"Does that shoot real bullets?" Dr. Shelby's impressed son Davy ([[Scotty Beckett]]) asks Hal Wilson.]]
[[Image:BlindAlley-CDS2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Nick keeps his Colt Detective Special drawn inside the Shelby household.]]
[[Image:BlindAlley-CDS3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Hal draws his Detective Special.]]
[[Image:BlindAlley-CDS4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Hal holds his Detective Special on Dr. Shelby.]]
[[Image:BlindAlley-CDS5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Hal recalls his father dropping a Detective Special.]]
[[Image:BlindAlley-CDS6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mr. Wilson's Detective Special falls to the ground.]]
[[Image:BlindAlley-CDS7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Hal checks the load in his Detective Special.]]

==Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket==
Hal's moll Mary ([[Ann Dvorak]]) carries a blued [[Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket]].
[[Image:BlindAlley-Colt1908a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An armed Mary helps round up the Shelby household.]]
[[Image:BlindAlley-Colt1908b.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mary keeps her Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket trained on the Shelby family, guests, and staff.]]

==Winchester Model 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine==
Buck ([[Marc Lawrence]]) carries a Winchester rifle that appears to be a [[Winchester Model 1892|Winchester Model 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine]] before it switches to a [[Winchester Model 1907]] in an apparent continuity error. One of the policemen approaching the house also carries a Winchester carbine.
[[Image:BlindAlley-WinchesterSRC1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Buck surveys the rounded-up Shelby household and guests with his Winchester in hand.]]
[[Image:BlindAlley-WinchesterSRC2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A policeman approaches the Shelby home with his Winchester carbine.]]

==Winchester Model 1907==
Buck ([[Marc Lawrence]]) tosses his Winchester — now a [[Winchester Model 1907]] semi-automatic rifle — to Hal Wilson ([[Chester Morris]]) to use during the final acts of the film. The Model 1907 was a popular weapon among gangsters of the era, such as John Dillinger and Homer Van Meter.
[[Image:BlindAlley-Win351a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Buck's Winchester carbine is now a semi-auto Model 1907.]]
[[Image:BlindAlley-Win351b.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Hal holds the Winchester on Dr. Shelby.]]
[[Image:BlindAlley-Win351c.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Hal unloads the Winchester.]]
[[Image:BlindAlley-Win351d.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Hal reloads the Winchester.]]
[[Image:BlindAlley-Win351e.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Hal runs to the door, Winchester in hand.]]
[[Image:BlindAlley-Win351f.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Hal takes aim.]]
[[Image:BlindAlley-Win351g.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]

==Single Action Army==
Strangely, two of the policemen ([[James Craig]] and [[Dick Curtis]]) seeking Hal Wilson appear to have older [[Single Action Army]] six-shooters in their holsters rather than more modern .38 Special revolvers like the [[Colt Official Police]] or [[Smith & Wesson Model 10|Smith & Wesson Military & Police]].
[[Image:BlindAlley-Revolvers1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Joe ([[James Craig]]) and his fellow trooper ([[Dick Curtis]]) carry revolvers that appear to be old-fashioned [[Single Action Army]] handguns.]]

==M1921A Thompson==
Several of the policemen seeking Hal Wilson and his gang are armed with [[Thompson Submachine Gun#M1921 Thompson|M1921A Thompson]] submachine guns with box magazines.
[[Image:BlindAlley-ThompsonSMG.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Two troopers enter the Shelby home with Thompsons.]]

==Blunderbuss==
Dr. Shelby ([[Ralph Bellamy]]) keeps a [[Blunderbuss|Blunderbuss Flintlock]] suspended above the fireplace in his home.
[[Image:BlindAlley-Blunderbuss.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]

[[Category:Movie]]
[[Category:B&W]]