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{{Infobox Movie
|name = Calcutta
|picture = Calcutta 1946 Poster.jpg
|caption = ''Theatrical Release Poster''
|country = [[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] USA
|director =[[John Farrow]]
|date= 1946
|language =
|studio=Paramount Pictures
|distributor=Paramount Pictures
|character1=Neale Gordon
|actor1=[[Alan Ladd]]
|character2=Virginia Moore
|actor2=Gail Russell
|character3=Pedro Blake
|actor3=[[William Bendix]]
|character4=Marina Tanev
|actor4=June Duprez
|character5=Eric Lasser
|actor5=[[Lowell Gilmore]]
|character6=Mrs. Smith
|actor6=Edith King
|character7=Mul Raj Malik
|actor7=Paul Singh
|character8=Inspector Kendricks
|actor8=Gavin Muir
}}

'''''Calcutta''''' is a 1946 B&W noir adventure drama directed by John Farrow and starring [[Alan Ladd]] as Neale Gordon, a pilot on flights between Calcutta and Chungking. When Gordon returns from a flight, he gets news that his friend Bill Cunningham was murdered. Gordon begins his personal investigation. He meets Bill's fiance Virginia Moore (Gail Russell) and, despite being charmed by her, becomes suspicious.

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= Revolvers =
== Webley Bulldog ==
When Mul Raj Malik (Paul Singh) comes into Gordon's hotel room, he is armed with a bright nickel plated [[Webley Bulldog]] revolver.
[[File:BritishBulldogNickel.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Nickel British Bulldog.]]
[[File:Calcutta-Bulldog-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Malik aims his revolver at Neale.]]
[[File:Calcutta-Bulldog-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another view of the same scene.]]
[[File:Calcutta-Bulldog-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The revolver in hands of a police constable (Leyland Hodgson). The grip is seen.]]
[[File:Calcutta-Bulldog-A.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The same scene on a promotional image. The "bird head" grip is seen better here.]]

== Smith & Wesson .32 Hand Ejector Third Model ==
In the final scene Virginia Moore (Gail Russell) takes a nickel plated [[Smith & Wesson .32 Hand Ejector Third Model]] revolver. Neale Gordon ([[Alan Ladd]]) disarms her and uses the gun.
[[File:S&Wnickelhandejector.jpg|none|thumb|300px|Smith & Wesson .32 Hand Ejector Third Model - .32 S&W Long. Nickel plated]]
[[File:Calcutta-SW-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Neale wrests the gun from Virginia's hands.]]
[[File:Calcutta-SW-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The pearl grip is seen.]]
[[File:Calcutta-SW-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The revolver on the floor.]]
[[File:Calcutta-SW-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Neale holds the revolver.]]
[[File:Calcutta-SW-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A good view of the revolver. The gun is definitly smaller than .38 Smith & Wesson revolvers and can be identified as .32 model.]]

== Colt Detective Special ==
Eric Lasser ([[Lowell Gilmore]]) holds a [[Colt Detective Special]] in the final scene. The film poster shows [[Alan Ladd]] holding a Colt DS but his character doesn't use this gun in the movie.
[[Image:Colt Detective Special.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Detective Special 1st Gen with Round Butt - .38 Special]]
[[File:Calcutta-ColtDS-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lasser aims his revolver at Neale and Virginia.]]
[[File:Calcutta-ColtDS-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another view of the revolver.]]

== Unidentified revolvers ==
Police Inspector Kendricks (Gavin Muir) and his subordinates carry unidentified revolvers in holsters.
[[File:Calcutta-Revolver-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A police officer carries a revolver in standard British canvas holster, issued for [[Webley .38 Mk IV]] and [[Enfield No.2]] revolvers.]]
[[File:Calcutta-Revolver-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Police sergeant (Bill Nind) and constable (Leyland Hodgson) carry revolvers in holsters. The grips are partially seen.]]
[[File:Calcutta-Revolver-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Inspector Kendricks carries a revolver in holster.]]

= Pistols =
== Colt Model 1908 ==
Neale Gordon's ([[Alan Ladd]]) personal handgun is a [[Colt Model 1908]] (the gun is described as "Colt .38 caliber" so it must be an M1908 rather than .32 M1903). The pistol is taken from him by Mul Raj Malik (Paul Singh), and later this gun is seen in hands of police officers.
[[Image:Colt_Model_1903.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless Pistol Blued - .32 ACP. Colt Model 1908 in .380 caliber looks the same.]]
[[File:Calcutta-Colt1908-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Neale takes his pistol from the drawer.]]
[[File:Calcutta-Colt1908-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|He cocks the gun.]]
[[File:Calcutta-Colt1908-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The pistol, now a material evidence, in hands of Inspector Kendricks (Gavin Muir).]]
[[File:Calcutta-Colt1908-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:Calcutta-Colt1908-6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Inspector gives the pistol to Neale and asks to tell if this is his gun.]]

== M1911 ==
Neale Gordon ([[Alan Ladd]]), Pedro Blake ([[William Bendix]]) and Bill Cunningham (John Whitney) carry [[M1911]] pistols in holsters when they perform flight duties.
[[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Original Colt M1911 (dated 1913) - .45 ACP]]
[[File:Calcutta-M1911-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Bill Cunningham carries an M1911 in holster.]]
[[File:Calcutta-M1911-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Pedro Blake carries an M1911 in holster.]]
[[File:Calcutta-M1911-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Neale Gordon carries an M1911 in holster.]]
[[File:Calcutta-M1911-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Neale's holstered pistol is seen in another scene.]]

= Rifles =
== M1903 Springfield ==
A guard on the airfield is armed with an [[M1903 Springfield]] rifle.
[[File:M1903Mark1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Springfield M1903 Mk 1 - .30-06 Springfield]]
[[File:Calcutta-Rifle-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A guard at the left holds a rifle that seems to be a Springfield M1903]]

[[Category:Movie]]
[[Category:B&W]]
[[Category:Adventure Movie]]
[[Category:Detective]]
[[Category:Drama]]
[[Category:John Farrow]]

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