| Error creating thumbnail: File missing Join our Discord! |
| If you have been locked out of your account you can request a password reset here. |
High Sierra: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Speakeasy804 (talk | contribs) |
(What is this intro. Are these characters or actors?) |
||
| (31 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Infobox Movie | |||
|name = High Sierra | |||
|picture = HighSierraPoster.jpg | |||
|caption = ''Movie Poster'' | |||
|country = [[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] United States | |||
|director = [[Raoul Walsh]] | |||
|date= 1941 | |||
|language = English | |||
|writer= [[John Huston]],<br>W.R. Burnett | |||
|studio=Warner Brothers | |||
|distributor=Warner Brothers | |||
|character1=Roy "Mad Dog" Earle | |||
|actor1=[[Humphrey Bogart]] | |||
|character2=Marie Garson | |||
|actor2=Ida Lupino | |||
|character3=Babe Kozak | |||
|actor3=[[Alan Curtis]] | |||
|character4=Slim | |||
|actor4=[[Frank Cordell]] | |||
|character5=Red Hattery | |||
|actor5=[[Arthur Kennedy]] | |||
|character6= Jake Kranmer | |||
|actor6= [[Barton MacLane]] | |||
}} | |||
'''High Sierra''' was filmed in 1941 with Humphrey Bogart playing a weary robber named Roy "Mad Dog" Earle who's early release from prison is engineered by the mob so he can do a job. Humphrey Bogart meets up with Alan Curtis and Arthur Kennedy to rob the Tropico Hotel. Alan Curtis and Arthur Kennedy pick up a Taxi Dancer named Marie played by Ida Lupino which adds a complicated twist to the group. They pull of the robbery but Alan Curtis and Arthur Kennedy are involved in a crash which put the cops hot on their trail. Unable to fence the stolen jewels right away Roy "Mad Dog" Earle and Marie split up to try and make it to Nevada. Humphrey Bogart comes across a road block and heads deep into the Sierra Nevada mountains for his final stand. | |||
The screenplay was co-written by [[John Huston]] and adapted from the novel by William R. Burnett (also known for, among others, ''[[Little Caesar]]'' and ''[[Scarface]]''). The film cemented a strong personal and professional connection between Bogart and Huston and provided the breakthrough in Bogart's career, transforming him from supporting player to leading man. | |||
{{Film Title}} | |||
__TOC__<br clear=all> | |||
=Handguns= | |||
==Colt 1911 Pistol== | ==Colt 1911 Pistol== | ||
Roy "Mad Dog" Earle ([[Humphrey Bogart]]) and Jake Kranmer ([[Barton MacLane]]) both use Colt [[1911]]s throughout the film. | |||
[[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt 1911 Pistol - .45 ACP]] | [[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt 1911 Pistol - .45 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:HighSierra 1.jpg|thumb|none|400px| | [[Image:HighSierra 1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Earle with a M1911 in his hand]] | ||
[[Image:Hsierra-1911a. | [[Image:Hsierra-1911a.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Earle's 1911 on top of a magazine.]] | ||
[[Image:HighSierra 2.jpg|thumb|none|400px| | [[Image:HighSierra 2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Earle with a 1911 in his hand as he robs the Tropico]] | ||
[[Image:HighSierra 5.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Jake Kranmer ([[Barton MacLane]]) with a | [[Image:HighSierra 5.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Jake Kranmer ([[Barton MacLane]]) with a 1911.]] | ||
[[Image:HighSierra 6.jpg|thumb|none|400px| | [[Image:HighSierra 6.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Earle with a 1911.]] | ||
[[File:Highsierracoltpistols.jpg|thumb|none|400px|[[Humphrey Bogart]] with twin 1911s. A costume and makeup test for the movie with Bogart in character as "Mad Dog" Earle. Photographed in July 1940.]] | |||
==Colt Official Police Revolver== | ==Colt Official Police Revolver== | ||
'Babe' ([[Alan Curtis]]) carries a [[Colt Official Police]]. A Tropico security guard uses an Official Police as well. | |||
[[Image:ColtOP5.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Example of Colt Official Police - .38 Special]] | [[Image:ColtOP5.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Example of Colt Official Police - .38 Special]] | ||
[[Image:HighSierra 3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|'Babe' | [[Image:HighSierra 3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|'Babe' with a in his hand as he robs the Tropico]] | ||
[[Image:HighSierra 4.jpg|thumb|none|400px|A Tropico Security guard with a | [[Image:HighSierra 4.jpg|thumb|none|400px|A Tropico Security guard with a Colt Official Police as he is shot]] | ||
=Rifles= | |||
==Winchester 1892 Carbine== | ==Winchester 1892 Carbine== | ||
Police and Roy "Mad Dog" Earle ([[Humphrey Bogart]]) use [[Winchester Model 1892]] carbines. | |||
[[Image:Winchester1892Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Winchester 1892 Carbine - .44-40]] | [[Image:Winchester1892Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Winchester 1892 Carbine - .44-40]] | ||
[[Image:HighSierra 7.jpg|thumb|none|400px|The Sheriff holding | [[Image:HighSierra 7.jpg|thumb|none|400px|The Sheriff holding an 1892.]] | ||
[[Image:HighSierra 9.jpg|thumb|none|400px| | [[Image:HighSierra 9.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Earle sitting with an 1892 near him.]] | ||
[[File:Highsierrarifle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|[[Humphrey Bogart]] in-character sitting with an 1892 in a promotional shot.]] | |||
==1903 Springfield Sporter== | |||
A sporterized [[M1903 Springfield#Sporterized M1903 Springfield |M1903 Springfield]] is used by the sniper Slim ([[Frank Cordell]]) during the film's climax. | |||
[[File:Springfield03sporterBeta.jpg|thumb|400px|none| Sporterized M1903 Springfield]] | |||
[[Image:HighSierra 10.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Slim ([[Frank Cordell]]) preparing to fire at Roy "Mad Dog" Earle]] | |||
[[File:Bogart-sierra.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Bogart posing with the Springfield in a publicity photo.]] | |||
=Submachine Gun= | |||
==Colt 1921 Thompson== | ==Colt 1921 Thompson== | ||
[[Image:M1921Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt 1921 Thompson | Roy "Mad Dog" Earle ([[Humphrey Bogart]]) uses a [[Thompson Submachine Gun|Colt 1921 Thompson]]. | ||
[[Image:HighSierra 8.jpg|thumb|none|400px| | [[Image:M1921Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt 1921 Thompson Submachine Gun - .45 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:HighSierra 8.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Earle firing his Colt 1921 Thompson.]] | |||
== | =Shotguns= | ||
[[Image: | ==Winchester Model 1912 Shotgun== | ||
[[ | Makeup and costume test photos of [[Humphrey Bogart]] in character as Roy "Mad Dog" Earle with the [[Winchester Model 1912]]. Photos are dated July 1940. | ||
[[Image:WinchesterModel12Riot.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Winchester Model 1912 Riot Gun - 12 Gauge]] | |||
[[File:Highsierrawinchester.jpg|thumb|none|400px|]] | |||
[[File:Highsierrashotgun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|]] | |||
[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
[[Category:Crime]] | [[Category:Crime]] | ||
[[Category:B&W]] | [[Category:B&W]] | ||
[[Category:John Huston]] | |||
[[Category: Raoul Walsh]] | |||
Latest revision as of 02:49, 7 December 2018
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
High Sierra was filmed in 1941 with Humphrey Bogart playing a weary robber named Roy "Mad Dog" Earle who's early release from prison is engineered by the mob so he can do a job. Humphrey Bogart meets up with Alan Curtis and Arthur Kennedy to rob the Tropico Hotel. Alan Curtis and Arthur Kennedy pick up a Taxi Dancer named Marie played by Ida Lupino which adds a complicated twist to the group. They pull of the robbery but Alan Curtis and Arthur Kennedy are involved in a crash which put the cops hot on their trail. Unable to fence the stolen jewels right away Roy "Mad Dog" Earle and Marie split up to try and make it to Nevada. Humphrey Bogart comes across a road block and heads deep into the Sierra Nevada mountains for his final stand.
The screenplay was co-written by John Huston and adapted from the novel by William R. Burnett (also known for, among others, Little Caesar and Scarface). The film cemented a strong personal and professional connection between Bogart and Huston and provided the breakthrough in Bogart's career, transforming him from supporting player to leading man.
The following weapons were used in the film High Sierra:
Handguns
Colt 1911 Pistol
Roy "Mad Dog" Earle (Humphrey Bogart) and Jake Kranmer (Barton MacLane) both use Colt 1911s throughout the film.
Colt Official Police Revolver
'Babe' (Alan Curtis) carries a Colt Official Police. A Tropico security guard uses an Official Police as well.
Rifles
Winchester 1892 Carbine
Police and Roy "Mad Dog" Earle (Humphrey Bogart) use Winchester Model 1892 carbines.
1903 Springfield Sporter
A sporterized M1903 Springfield is used by the sniper Slim (Frank Cordell) during the film's climax.
Submachine Gun
Colt 1921 Thompson
Roy "Mad Dog" Earle (Humphrey Bogart) uses a Colt 1921 Thompson.
Shotguns
Winchester Model 1912 Shotgun
Makeup and costume test photos of Humphrey Bogart in character as Roy "Mad Dog" Earle with the Winchester Model 1912. Photos are dated July 1940.
