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{{Infobox Movie | {{Infobox Movie | ||
|name = The General Died at Dawn | |name = ''The General Died at Dawn'' | ||
|picture = The General Died at Dawn Poster.jpg | |picture = The General Died at Dawn Poster.jpg | ||
|caption = ''Theatrical Release Poster'' | |caption = ''Theatrical Release Poster'' | ||
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'''''The General Died at Dawn''''' is a 1936 B&W adventure movie directed by [[Lewis Milestone]] and starring [[Gary Cooper]], [[Madeleine Carroll]] and [[Akim Tamiroff]]. During the Chinese | '''''The General Died at Dawn''''' is a 1936 B&W adventure movie directed by [[Lewis Milestone]] and starring [[Gary Cooper]], [[Madeleine Carroll]] and [[Akim Tamiroff]]. During the Chinese Civil War in the 1930s, an American adventurer O'Hara (Cooper) is hired to transport a large sum of cash to Shanghai where Mr. Wu (Digges) needs the money to buy smuggled guns and arm his men against Gen. Yang (Tamiroff), whose troops pillage the province. Another adventurer in Yang's service, Peter Perrie (Hall), plans to deceive O'Hara and get the money from him. A key figure in the plan is Perrie's daughter Judy. | ||
{{Film Title}} | {{Film Title|The General Died at Dawn}} | ||
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== Colt Model 1903 == | == Colt Model 1903 == | ||
When O'Hara ([[Gary Cooper]]) appears in Shanghai, Mr. Wu ([[Dudley Digges]]) gives him a nickel plated [[Colt Model 1903]]. Judy Perrie ([[Madeleine Carroll]]) briefly holds O'Hara's pistol, and then Leach ([[J.M. Kerrigan]]) takes it. Wu is also seen with another pistol, a blued one. | When O'Hara ([[Gary Cooper]]) appears in Shanghai, Mr. Wu ([[Dudley Digges]]) gives him a nickel plated [[Colt Model 1903]]. Judy Perrie ([[Madeleine Carroll]]) briefly holds O'Hara's pistol, and then Leach ([[J.M. Kerrigan]]) takes it. Wu is also seen with another pistol, a blued one. | ||
[[Image:Colt_Model_1903 Ni.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless | [[Image:Colt_Model_1903 Ni.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless pistol, nickel with pearl grips - .32 ACP]] | ||
[[File:General Died at Dawn-Colt1903-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Wu gives the pistol to O'Hara.]] | [[File:General Died at Dawn-Colt1903-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Wu gives the pistol to O'Hara.]] | ||
[[File:General Died at Dawn-Colt1903-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|O'Hara draws the pistol | [[File:General Died at Dawn-Colt1903-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|O'Hara draws the pistol during a standoff with Peter Perrie.]] | ||
[[File:General Died at Dawn-Colt1903-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|O'Hara fires.]] | [[File:General Died at Dawn-Colt1903-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|O'Hara fires.]] | ||
[[File:General Died at Dawn-Colt1903-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The pistol in Judy's hands.]] | [[File:General Died at Dawn-Colt1903-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The pistol in Judy's hands.]] | ||
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== Luger P08 == | == Luger P08 == | ||
General Yang ([[Akim Tamiroff]]), his German military advisor ([[Hans Fuerberg]]) and chief bodyguard Oxford ([[Philip Ahn]]) carry [[Luger P08]] pistols. Most Yang's guards are armed with Luger P08 Artillery Model pistols. In the climactic scene Brighton ([[William Frawley]]) manages to get an Artillery Luger. | General Yang ([[Akim Tamiroff]]), his German military advisor ([[Hans Fuerberg]]), and chief bodyguard Oxford ([[Philip Ahn]]) carry [[Luger P08]] pistols. Most of Yang's guards are armed with Luger P08 Artillery Model pistols. In the climactic, scene Brighton ([[William Frawley]]) manages to get an Artillery Luger. | ||
[[Image:LugerP08Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm | [[Image:LugerP08Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[File:General Died at Dawn-Luger-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Yang has a Luger holster on his belt. He also holds a bayonet | [[File:General Died at Dawn-Luger-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Yang has a Luger holster on his belt. He also holds a Gewehr 98 sword bayonet.]] | ||
[[File:General Died at Dawn-Luger-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Yang's military advisor draws his Luger.]] | [[File:General Died at Dawn-Luger-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Yang's military advisor draws his Luger.]] | ||
[[File:General Died at Dawn-Luger-7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Oxford holds a Luger in the final scene.]] | [[File:General Died at Dawn-Luger-7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Oxford holds a Luger in the final scene.]] | ||
[[Image:LugerP08Artillery.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Luger LP08 long barreled "Artillery" model - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:LugerP08Artillery.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Luger LP08 long barreled "Artillery" model - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[File:General Died at Dawn-Luger-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Yang's bodyguards, disguised as townspeople, surprise Mr. Wu | [[File:General Died at Dawn-Luger-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Yang's bodyguards, disguised as townspeople, surprise Mr. Wu with their long-barreled Lugers.]] | ||
[[File:General Died at Dawn-Luger-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another pair of Yang's men aim their Lugers at O'Hara.]] | [[File:General Died at Dawn-Luger-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another pair of Yang's men aim their Lugers at O'Hara.]] | ||
[[File:General Died at Dawn-Luger-8.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Yang's guard holds an Artillery Luger.]] | [[File:General Died at Dawn-Luger-8.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Yang's guard holds an Artillery Luger.]] | ||
[[File:General Died at Dawn-Luger-9.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The guards fire their pistols.]] | [[File:General Died at Dawn-Luger-9.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The guards fire their pistols.]] | ||
[[File:General Died at Dawn-Luger-10.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Yang's guards | [[File:General Died at Dawn-Luger-10.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Yang's guards stand in two formations with pistols ready. A standard Luger, hold by Oxford, is seen at the right.]] | ||
= Rifles = | = Rifles = | ||
== Mauser Gewehr 1898 == | == Mauser Gewehr 1898 == | ||
General Yang's soldiers are armed with [[Mauser Gewehr 1898]] rifles with sword bayonets. O'Hara ([[Gary Cooper]]) | General Yang's soldiers are armed with [[Mauser Gewehr 1898]] rifles with ''Seitengewehr'' 1914 "Gottscho" sword bayonets. O'Hara ([[Gary Cooper]]) briefly holds a rifle taken from a soldier in one scene. | ||
[[ | [[File:Mauser g98.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:General Died at Dawn-Mauser98-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:General Died at Dawn-Mauser98-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
[[File:General Died at Dawn-Mauser98-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Yang's soldiers ride on a truck.]] | [[File:General Died at Dawn-Mauser98-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Yang's soldiers ride on a truck.]] | ||
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== Colt Model 1895 == | == Colt Model 1895 == | ||
General Yang's troops use [[Colt Model 1895]] machine guns. | General Yang's troops use [[Colt Model 1895]] machine guns. | ||
[[File:Colt3.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Colt3.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Colt 1895 machine gun - .30-40 Krag]] | ||
[[File:General Died at Dawn-Colt1895-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Colt machine gun is seen on the truck.]] | [[File:General Died at Dawn-Colt1895-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Colt machine gun is seen on the truck.]] | ||
[[File:General Died at Dawn-Colt1895-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A pair of Colt machine guns are deployed by Yang's troops when they stop the train.]] | [[File:General Died at Dawn-Colt1895-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A pair of Colt machine guns are deployed by Yang's troops when they stop the train.]] | ||
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== Maxim MG08 == | == Maxim MG08 == | ||
General Yang's troops also use [[Maxim MG08]] machine guns. | General Yang's troops also use [[Maxim MG08]] machine guns. | ||
[[Image:MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Maxim MG08 on 'sledge' mount - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:General Died at Dawn-MG08-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A barrel of MG08 is seen on the truck.]] | [[File:General Died at Dawn-MG08-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A barrel of MG08 is seen on the truck.]] | ||
== Maxim MG08/15 == | == Maxim MG08/15 == | ||
An [[MG08/15]] machine gun is seen in Yang's car in the opening scene. | An [[MG08/15]] machine gun is seen in Yang's car in the opening scene. | ||
[[Image:Maxim MG08-15.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Maxim MG08-15.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Maxim MG08/15 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:General Died at Dawn-MG08-15-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Yang's military advisor ([[Hans Fuerberg]]) puts his hand of the buttstock | [[File:General Died at Dawn-MG08-15-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Yang's military advisor ([[Hans Fuerberg]]) puts his hand of the buttstock of the MG08/15.]] | ||
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The General Died at Dawn is a 1936 B&W adventure movie directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Gary Cooper, Madeleine Carroll and Akim Tamiroff. During the Chinese Civil War in the 1930s, an American adventurer O'Hara (Cooper) is hired to transport a large sum of cash to Shanghai where Mr. Wu (Digges) needs the money to buy smuggled guns and arm his men against Gen. Yang (Tamiroff), whose troops pillage the province. Another adventurer in Yang's service, Peter Perrie (Hall), plans to deceive O'Hara and get the money from him. A key figure in the plan is Perrie's daughter Judy.
The following weapons were used in the film The General Died at Dawn:
Handguns
Colt Police Positive
A Colt Police Positive is O'Hara's (Gary Cooper) personal handgun until he is disarmed by Yang's soldiers.
Colt Model 1903
When O'Hara (Gary Cooper) appears in Shanghai, Mr. Wu (Dudley Digges) gives him a nickel plated Colt Model 1903. Judy Perrie (Madeleine Carroll) briefly holds O'Hara's pistol, and then Leach (J.M. Kerrigan) takes it. Wu is also seen with another pistol, a blued one.
Mauser Model 1910
Peter Perrie (Porter Hall) owns a Mauser Model 1910 pocket pistol. Judy Perrie (Madeleine Carroll) holds this pistol in one scene. Later Perrie's pistol is seen in hands of Leach (J.M. Kerrigan) and at last passes to O'Hara (Gary Cooper).
Luger P08
General Yang (Akim Tamiroff), his German military advisor (Hans Fuerberg), and chief bodyguard Oxford (Philip Ahn) carry Luger P08 pistols. Most of Yang's guards are armed with Luger P08 Artillery Model pistols. In the climactic, scene Brighton (William Frawley) manages to get an Artillery Luger.
Rifles
Mauser Gewehr 1898
General Yang's soldiers are armed with Mauser Gewehr 1898 rifles with Seitengewehr 1914 "Gottscho" sword bayonets. O'Hara (Gary Cooper) briefly holds a rifle taken from a soldier in one scene.
Machine Guns
Colt Model 1895
General Yang's troops use Colt Model 1895 machine guns.
Maxim MG08
General Yang's troops also use Maxim MG08 machine guns.
Maxim MG08/15
An MG08/15 machine gun is seen in Yang's car in the opening scene.
