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<p>Created page with &quot;{{Infobox Movie |name = G.I. Blues |picture = GI Blues Poster.jpg |caption = &#039;&#039;Original Theatrical Poster&#039;&#039; |country = <a href="/wiki/File:USA.jpg" class="mw-redirect" title="File:USA.jpg">25px</a> USA |director = Norman Taurog |dat...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox Movie<br /> |name = G.I. Blues<br /> |picture = GI Blues Poster.jpg<br /> |caption = ''Original Theatrical Poster''<br /> |country = [[File:USA.jpg|25px]] USA<br /> |director = Norman Taurog<br /> |date= 1960<br /> |language =English&lt;BR&gt;German&lt;BR&gt;Italian<br /> |studio= Hal Wallis Productions<br /> |distributor=Paramount Pictures<br /> |character1=Spec. 5 Tulsa McLean<br /> |actor1=[[Elvis Presley]]<br /> |character2=Lili<br /> |actor2=Juliet Prowse<br /> |character3=PFC Cookie<br /> |actor3=Robert Ivers<br /> |character4=Rick<br /> |actor4=[[James Douglas]]<br /> |character5=Tina<br /> |actor5=[[Leticia Roman]]<br /> |character6=Marla<br /> |actor6=Sigrid Maier<br /> |character7=MSG McGraw<br /> |actor7=[[Arch Johnson]]<br /> |character8=MSG &quot;Dynamite&quot; Bixby<br /> |actor8=Edson Stroll<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''''G.I. Blues''''' is an American 1960 musical comedy directed by Norman Taurog and starring [[Elvis Presley]] as Tulsa McLean, U.S. Army Spec. 5, tank crewmember who serves in the 3rd Armored &quot;Spearhead&quot; Division, stationed in West Germany. Tulsa and his buddies form a band and perform in German night clubs and on Armed Forces stage.<br /> <br /> {{Film Title}}<br /> <br /> __TOC__&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;<br /> <br /> = Pistols =<br /> == Colt M1911 ==<br /> Numerous U.S. Army tank crewmembers carry [[Colt M1911]] pistols, identified by flat mainspring housings ([[M1911A1]] would better fit for 1950s).<br /> [[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Original Colt M1911 (dated 1913) - .45 ACP]]<br /> [[File:GI Blues-M1911-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tulsa McLean ([[Elvis Presley]]) carries an M1911 in M7 shoulder holster.]]<br /> [[File:GI Blues-M1911-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another view of the pistol grip.]]<br /> [[File:GI Blues-M1911-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]<br /> [[File:GI Blues-M1911-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An M1911 in M1916 holster of MSG &quot;Dynamite&quot; Bixby (Edson Stroll).]]<br /> [[File:GI Blues-M1911-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tulsa McLean, Rick ([[James Douglas]]) and MSG McGraw ([[Arch Johnson]]) carry M1911 in M7 shoulder holsters.]]<br /> [[File:GI Blues-M1911-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tulsa's and Rick's pistols are seen.]]<br /> [[File:GI Blues-M1911-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An MP carries an M1911 in M1912 Cavalry holster.]]<br /> <br /> = Machine Guns =<br /> == Browning M2HB ==<br /> [[Browning M2HB]] machine guns are mounted on M48A1 Patton tanks.<br /> [[Image:BrowningM2_plain.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M2HB - .50 BMG]]<br /> [[File:GI Blues-M1911-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An M2HB is mounted in the cupola on the turret.]]<br /> [[File:GI Blues-M48-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An M2HB is mounted in the cupola on the turret.]]<br /> [[File:GI Blues-M48-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another view of the M2HB.]]<br /> <br /> = Trivia =<br /> == M48 Patton Main Battle Tank ==<br /> Tulsa McLean and his buddies are crewmembers of M48A1 Patton tank. Numerous M48A1 and some earlier M48 tanks are seen in the movie.<br /> [[File:GI Blues-M48-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|M48A1 Patton. The turret was fitted with a cupola that enclosed the M2HB machine gun, that differs M48A1 from original M48. The tank is also armed with coaxial [[Browning M1919A4]] machine gun (at the left of the main gun) but the gun mantlet is covered with tarpaulin that prevents to seen the machine gun barrel.]]<br /> [[File:GI Blues-M48-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]<br /> [[File:GI Blues-M48-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|M48A1 fires its 90mm gun.]]<br /> [[File:GI Blues-M48-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|M48A1.]]<br /> [[File:GI Blues-M48-8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|M48 tanks. Note the lack of cupola over turrets.]]<br /> <br /> == M44 Self-propelled Howitzer ==<br /> In one scene several piecies of self-propelled artillery are seen in distance. They appear to be 155mm M44.<br /> [[File:GI Blues-M48-8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A pair of supposed M44s is seen at background left.]]<br /> <br /> == F-102 Delta Dagger ==<br /> A USAF jet fighter Convair F-102 Delta Dagger is seen in one scene.<br /> [[File:GI Blues-Airplane-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]<br /> [[File:GI Blues-Airplane-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]<br /> [[File:GI Blues-Airplane-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An F-102 in hangar on airbase. MP personnel next to the plane carry holstered sidearms that appear to be abovementioned M1911s.]]<br /> <br /> == M1 Garand ==<br /> MSG McGraw ([[Arch Johnson]]) holds an [[M1 Garand]] rifle on promotion stills. This rifle doesn't appear in the movie.<br /> [[Image:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1 Garand with leather M1917 sling - .30-06]]<br /> [[File:GI Blues-Garand-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]<br /> [[File:GI Blues-Garand-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|McGraw offers a Garand to Tulsa McLean while Lili offers him a guitar.]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Movie]]<br /> [[Category:Comedy]]<br /> [[Category:Musical]]</div>

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