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''[[The Lady in Red]]'' is a film directed by Lewis Teague in 1979 that is a greatly fictionalized version of the life of Polly Hamilton, Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's last girlfriend. Dillinger is played by [[Robert Conrad]] opposite [[Pamela Sue Martin]] as "Polly Franklin", the renamed version of the real-life Hamilton. The story deviates from truth in almost every detail, especially in its misleading title; Anna Sage (as played by [[Louise Fletcher]]) was the infamous "lady in red" rather than Polly. The film has enjoyed a cult following as one of Roger Corman's many B-movie classics. The film also stars [[Christopher Lloyd]] as a sadistic mobster named "Frognose" and [[Robert Forster]] in an uncredited role as a gunman named "Turk". | {{Infobox Movie|{{PAGENAME}} | ||
|name = The Lady in Red | |||
|picture = Lred-poster.jpg | |||
|caption = ''Theatrical poster'' | |||
|country = [[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] United States | |||
|director = [[Lewis Teague]] | |||
|date= 1979 | |||
|language = English | |||
|studio= New World Pictures | |||
|distributor= New World Pictures | |||
|character1=Polly Franklin | |||
|actor1=[[Pamela Sue Martin]] | |||
|character2=John Dillinger | |||
|actor2=[[Robert Conrad]] | |||
|character3=Anna Sage | |||
|actor3=Louise Fletcher | |||
|character4=Jake Lingle | |||
|actor4=Robert Hogan | |||
|character5=Eddie | |||
|actor5=[[Glenn Withrow]] | |||
|character6=Pinetop | |||
|actor6=[[Rod Gist]] | |||
|character7=Pops Geissler | |||
|actor7=[[Peter Hobbs]] | |||
|character8=Frognose | |||
|actor8=[[Christopher Lloyd]] | |||
|character9=Patek | |||
|actor9=[[Dick Miller]] | |||
|character10=Melvin Purvis | |||
|actor10=[[Alan Vint]] | |||
}} | |||
''[[The Lady in Red]]'' is a film directed by Lewis Teague in 1979 that is a greatly fictionalized version of the life of Polly Hamilton, Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's last girlfriend. Dillinger is played by [[Robert Conrad]] opposite [[Pamela Sue Martin]] as "Polly Franklin", the renamed version of the real-life Hamilton. The story deviates from truth in almost every detail, especially in its misleading title; Anna Sage (as played by [[Louise Fletcher]]) was the infamous "lady in red" rather than Polly. The film has enjoyed a cult following as one of Roger Corman's many B-movie classics. | |||
The film also stars [[Christopher Lloyd]] as a sadistic mobster named "Frognose" and [[Robert Forster]] in an uncredited role as a gunman named "Turk". | |||
{{Film Title|The Lady in Red}} | |||
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= Pistols = | |||
== Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless == | |||
Polly Franklin ([[Pamela Sue Martin]]) carries a blued [[Colt Model 1903/1908|Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless]] with brown grips during the bank robbery. | |||
[[Image:Colt_Model_1903.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless Pistol Blued - .32 ACP]] | |||
[[Image:Lred-colt03a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Polly, disguised as a nurse, draws her Colt on the manager during the bank robbery.]] | |||
[[Image:Lred-colt03b.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Polly holds her Colt on a bank employee in the vault.]] | |||
[[Image:Lred-colt03c.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Polly holds her Colt while making the getaway with Eddie.]] | |||
[[Image:Lred-colt03d.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Polly fires her Colt into a pillow while performing a "mercy killing". Although she is shown to commit at least two killings during the film, the real Polly Hamilton was never known to be either a bank robber or a murderess.]] | |||
== Colt Mk IV Series 70 == | |||
FBI agent Melvin Purvis ([[Alan Vint]]) uses a [[M1911A1]] pistol to shoot and kill Dillinger outside the Biograph Theater. Based on the color of the parts and the smaller bore diameter, it appears to be a [[M1911 pistol series#Colt MK IV Series 70|Colt Mk IV Series 70]] or similarly anachronistic variant. | |||
[[Image:ColtMkIVSeries70.jpg |thumb|none|300px|Colt 1911 Series 70 - .45 ACP]] | |||
[[Image:Lred-1911a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Purvis aims at Dillinger.]] | |||
[[Image:Lred-1911b.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Purvis and another agent fire at Dillinger.]] | |||
[[Image:Lred-1911c.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Purvis raises his pistol once the slide locks back.]] | |||
== | = Revolvers = | ||
== Smith & Wesson Model 10 == | == Smith & Wesson Model 10 == | ||
Many characters use the [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]], including FBI agents, the Chicago police, and several bank robbers including Pops Geissler ([[Peter Hobbs]]) and Eddie ([[Glenn Withrow]]). | Many characters use the [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]], including FBI agents, the Chicago police, and several bank robbers including Pops Geissler ([[Peter Hobbs]]) and Eddie ([[Glenn Withrow]]). | ||
[[Image:Lred-sw10a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A female bank robber ([[Mary Woronov]]) | [[Image:S&WModel10Long.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Smith & Wesson Model M&P Revolver with long barrel and Gold Medallion grips - .38 Special]] | ||
[[Image:Lred-sw10a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A female bank robber ([[Mary Woronov]]) aims her Smith & Wesson at Polly during the opening bank robbery to convince her to hang on the running board.]] | |||
[[Image:Lred-sw10b.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An FBI agent fires at Dillinger while restraining Polly.]] | [[Image:Lred-sw10b.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An FBI agent fires at Dillinger while restraining Polly.]] | ||
[[Image:Lred-sw10c.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The barrel of an FBI agent's Smith & Wesson as he fires at Dillinger outside the Biograph Theater.]] | [[Image:Lred-sw10c.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The barrel of an FBI agent's Smith & Wesson as he fires at Dillinger outside the Biograph Theater.]] | ||
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[[Image:Lred-sw10f.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Pops draws his dual Smith & Wessons on the bank guards in Chicago.]] | [[Image:Lred-sw10f.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Pops draws his dual Smith & Wessons on the bank guards in Chicago.]] | ||
[[Image:Lred-sw10g.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Pops checks the stopwatch taped to his wrist during the robbery, both revolvers still in his hands.]] | [[Image:Lred-sw10g.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Pops checks the stopwatch taped to his wrist during the robbery, both revolvers still in his hands.]] | ||
== Colt Detective Special == | == Colt Detective Special == | ||
Turk ([[Robert Forster]]) draws a [[Colt Detective Special]] on Polly to prove a point that his targets never know what hit them when he's assigned to kill one of them. | Turk ([[Robert Forster]]) draws a [[Colt Detective Special]] on Polly to prove a point that his targets never know what hit them when he's assigned to kill one of them. | ||
[[Image:Colt Detective Special.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Detective Special 1st Gen - .38 Special]] | |||
[[Image:Lred-cds1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Turk holds his Colt on Polly.]] | [[Image:Lred-cds1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Turk holds his Colt on Polly.]] | ||
== Colt New Service == | == Colt New Service == | ||
Pinetop ([[Rod Gist]]) keeps a [[Colt New Service]] as his sidearm. Several FBI agents carry New Services as well. | Pinetop ([[Rod Gist]]) keeps a [[Colt New Service]] as his sidearm. Several FBI agents carry New Services as well. | ||
[[Image:Colt_New_Service.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt New Service chambered in .455 Eley.]] | |||
[[Image:Lred-cns1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An FBI agent opens the cylinder on his New Service to load it.]] | [[Image:Lred-cns1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An FBI agent opens the cylinder on his New Service to load it.]] | ||
[[Image:Lred-cns2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another agent loads his New Service.]] | [[Image:Lred-cns2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another agent loads his New Service.]] | ||
[[Image:Lred-cns3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Pinetop holds his New Service on a bartender when asking about Jake Lingle.]] | [[Image:Lred-cns3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Pinetop holds his New Service on a bartender when asking about Jake Lingle ([[Robert Hogan]]).]] | ||
== Colt Official Police == | |||
A small town policeman fires back at a gang of bank robbers with a [[Colt Official Police]]. | |||
[[Image:ColtOP4.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Official Police - 4" Barrel]] | |||
[[Image:Lred-cop1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The policeman fires his Official Police.]] | |||
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== Iver Johnson Revolver == | == Iver Johnson Revolver == | ||
An FBI agent places a .32-caliber [[Iver Johnson Revolver]] with white grips near Dillinger's corpse after he is shot and killed in order to justify the killing. This reflects the ongoing dispute on whether or not Dillinger was armed at the time of his death; the FBI argues that when Dillinger was killed, he had a .380-caliber [[Colt Model 1903/1908|Colt Model 1908 Pocket Hammerless]] in his pocket. | An FBI agent places a .32-caliber [[Iver Johnson Revolver]] with white grips near Dillinger's corpse after he is shot and killed in order to justify the killing. This reflects the ongoing dispute on whether or not Dillinger was armed at the time of his death; the FBI argues that when Dillinger was killed, he had a .380-caliber [[Colt Model 1903/1908|Colt Model 1908 Pocket Hammerless]] in his pocket. | ||
[[Image:Iver Johnson .32 snub.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Iver Johnson Snub Nose - .32 S&W]] | |||
[[Image:Lred-iver1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The agent pulls out the Iver Johnson, wrapped in a handkerchief.]] | [[Image:Lred-iver1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The agent pulls out the Iver Johnson, wrapped in a handkerchief.]] | ||
[[Image:Lred-iver2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The gun drops near Dillinger's corpse.]] | [[Image:Lred-iver2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The gun drops near Dillinger's corpse.]] | ||
= Submachine guns = | |||
== Thompson M1921 == | |||
The ubiquitous [[Thompson#M1921 Thompson|Thompson M1921]] makes many appearances throughout the film in the hands of bank robbers, policemen, and FBI agents, almost always with a drum magazine. Polly Franklin ([[Pamela Sue Martin]]) handles one after the bank robbery, handing it off to Eddie "the Kid" ([[Glenn Withrow]]) who uses it to hold off the oncoming police and FBI agents at a gas station. | |||
[[Image:M1921Thompson.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Colt M1921AC Thompson with 50-round drum magazine - .45 ACP.]] | |||
[[Image:Lred-thom1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An unnamed bank robber during an early scene fires his Thompson off during a gun battle.]] | |||
[[Image:Lred-thom2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The same bank robber shoots at several policemen in the small town.]] | |||
[[Image:Lred-thom3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An FBI agent prepares to take down Dillinger by loading up a Thompson's drum magazine. It is interesting to note that, although many shots are shown of FBI agents loading long guns such as Thompsons and shotguns to prepare, only handguns are used by the agents at the Biograph Theater.]] | |||
[[Image:Lred-thom4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An undercover FBI agent fires his Thompson at Polly's gang.]] | |||
[[Image:Lred-thom5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Eddie fires his Thompson at the police and FBI agents who corner him and Polly near a gas station.]] | |||
== Thompson M1928A1 == | |||
An FBI agent is seen with an anachronistic [[Thompson#M1928/M1928A1 Thompson|Thompson M1928A1]] news reel that is supposedly from 1934. | |||
[[Image:M1928-A1 T.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine and early 'simplified' rear sight that would be adopted for the M1 Thompson - .45 ACP]] | |||
[[Image:Lred-thom28a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The FBI agent aims his Thompson in the news reel footage.]] | |||
= Rifles = | |||
== Winchester Model 70 == | == Winchester Model 70 == | ||
Pops Geissler ([[Peter Hobbs]]) carries a [[Winchester Model 70]] during the planning and getaway of the final bank robbery. An FBI agent carries one as well. | Pops Geissler ([[Peter Hobbs]]) carries a [[Winchester Model 70]] during the planning and getaway of the final bank robbery. An FBI agent carries one as well. | ||
[[Image:Pre64WinModel70.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Pre-1964 Winchester Model 70 - .30-06]] | |||
[[Image:Lred-win70a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Pops slings his Winchester rifle over his shoulder.]] | [[Image:Lred-win70a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Pops slings his Winchester rifle over his shoulder.]] | ||
[[Image:Lred-win70b.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Pops takes aim at a couple FBI agents who confront the gang's overturned car.]] | [[Image:Lred-win70b.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Pops takes aim at a couple FBI agents who confront the gang's overturned car.]] | ||
[[Image:Lred-win70c.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An FBI agent with a Winchester Model 70 and two with shotguns fire at Eddie.]] | [[Image:Lred-win70c.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An FBI agent with a Winchester Model 70 and two with shotguns fire at Eddie.]] | ||
== | == Browning Automatic Rifle == | ||
An FBI agent fires a [[Browning Automatic Rifle]] at Eddie during the film's gas station climax. | |||
[[Image:Lred- | [[Image:BARearlymodel.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Browning Automatic Rifle - .30-06]] | ||
[[Image:Lred- | [[Image:Lred-bar1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Purvis stands behind the BAR-wielding agent.]] | ||
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[[Image:Lred- | = Shotguns = | ||
== Winchester Model 1897 == | |||
FBI agents and policemen carry [[Winchester Model 1897]] shotguns. | |||
[[Image:WinchesterM1897.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Winchester Model 1897 Riot Gun - 12 gauge]] | |||
[[Image:Lred-win97a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An agent loads shells into his Winchester '97.]] | |||
[[Image:Lred-win97b.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An agent loads shells into his Winchester '97.]] | |||
[[Image:Lred-win97c.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An agent pumps a round into his Winchester '97.]] | |||
== Winchester Model 1912 == | |||
Another policeman in the small town fires at the bank robbers with a [[Winchester Model 1912]]. | |||
[[Image:WinchesterModel12Riot.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Winchester M1912 Riot Gun]] | |||
[[Image:Lred-win12a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The policeman fires his Winchester. Strangely, when the shot is shown to hit the bank robber's car, it makes a very small hole as though fired from a rifle.]] | |||
== Double Barreled Shotgun == | == Double Barreled Shotgun == | ||
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[[Image:Lred-shotgun1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Pinetop explains to the hostages that he normally isn't a bank robber; he is a singer.]] | [[Image:Lred-shotgun1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Pinetop explains to the hostages that he normally isn't a bank robber; he is a singer.]] | ||
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The Lady in Red is a film directed by Lewis Teague in 1979 that is a greatly fictionalized version of the life of Polly Hamilton, Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's last girlfriend. Dillinger is played by Robert Conrad opposite Pamela Sue Martin as "Polly Franklin", the renamed version of the real-life Hamilton. The story deviates from truth in almost every detail, especially in its misleading title; Anna Sage (as played by Louise Fletcher) was the infamous "lady in red" rather than Polly. The film has enjoyed a cult following as one of Roger Corman's many B-movie classics.
The film also stars Christopher Lloyd as a sadistic mobster named "Frognose" and Robert Forster in an uncredited role as a gunman named "Turk".
The following weapons were used in the film The Lady in Red:
Pistols
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless
Polly Franklin (Pamela Sue Martin) carries a blued Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless with brown grips during the bank robbery.
Colt Mk IV Series 70
FBI agent Melvin Purvis (Alan Vint) uses a M1911A1 pistol to shoot and kill Dillinger outside the Biograph Theater. Based on the color of the parts and the smaller bore diameter, it appears to be a Colt Mk IV Series 70 or similarly anachronistic variant.
Revolvers
Smith & Wesson Model 10
Many characters use the Smith & Wesson Model 10, including FBI agents, the Chicago police, and several bank robbers including Pops Geissler (Peter Hobbs) and Eddie (Glenn Withrow).
Colt Detective Special
Turk (Robert Forster) draws a Colt Detective Special on Polly to prove a point that his targets never know what hit them when he's assigned to kill one of them.
Colt New Service
Pinetop (Rod Gist) keeps a Colt New Service as his sidearm. Several FBI agents carry New Services as well.
Colt Official Police
A small town policeman fires back at a gang of bank robbers with a Colt Official Police.
Iver Johnson Revolver
An FBI agent places a .32-caliber Iver Johnson Revolver with white grips near Dillinger's corpse after he is shot and killed in order to justify the killing. This reflects the ongoing dispute on whether or not Dillinger was armed at the time of his death; the FBI argues that when Dillinger was killed, he had a .380-caliber Colt Model 1908 Pocket Hammerless in his pocket.
Submachine guns
Thompson M1921
The ubiquitous Thompson M1921 makes many appearances throughout the film in the hands of bank robbers, policemen, and FBI agents, almost always with a drum magazine. Polly Franklin (Pamela Sue Martin) handles one after the bank robbery, handing it off to Eddie "the Kid" (Glenn Withrow) who uses it to hold off the oncoming police and FBI agents at a gas station.
Thompson M1928A1
An FBI agent is seen with an anachronistic Thompson M1928A1 news reel that is supposedly from 1934.
Rifles
Winchester Model 70
Pops Geissler (Peter Hobbs) carries a Winchester Model 70 during the planning and getaway of the final bank robbery. An FBI agent carries one as well.
Browning Automatic Rifle
An FBI agent fires a Browning Automatic Rifle at Eddie during the film's gas station climax.
Shotguns
Winchester Model 1897
FBI agents and policemen carry Winchester Model 1897 shotguns.
Winchester Model 1912
Another policeman in the small town fires at the bank robbers with a Winchester Model 1912.
Double Barreled Shotgun
Pinetop (Rod Gist) carries a Double Barreled Shotgun with exposed hammers and a sawed-off stock during the bank robbery.
