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{{Infobox Movie | {{Infobox Movie | ||
|name = The Blue Express<br | |name=''The Blue Express''<br>''Голубой экспресс'' | ||
|picture =BlueExpress1929.jpg | |picture=BlueExpress1929.jpg | ||
|caption = ''Movie Poster'' | |caption=''Movie Poster'' | ||
|country = | |country=[[Image:SOV.jpg|25px]] USSR | ||
[[Image:SOV.jpg|25px]] USSR | |director=Ilya Trauberg | ||
|date=December 20, 1929 | |||
|director = Ilya Trauberg | |language=Silent | ||
|date= December 20, 1929 | |studio=Sovkino | ||
|language = Silent | |||
|character1=The European | |character1=The European | ||
|actor1=[[Sergei Minin]] | |||
|character2=An Overseer | |character2=An Overseer | ||
|actor2=Yakov Gudkin | |||
|character3=An Overseer | |character3=An Overseer | ||
|actor3=[[Ivan Savelyev]] | |||
|character4=The Girl | |character4=The Girl | ||
|actor4=San Bo Yan | |||
|character5=The Merchant | |character5=The Merchant | ||
|actor5=Lian Din Do | |||
|character6=The Peasant | |character6=The Peasant | ||
|actor6=Chu Chai Wan | |||
|character7=The Fireman | |character7=The Fireman | ||
|actor7=Chzan Kai | |actor7=Chzan Kai | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''The Blue Express''''', or ''China Express'', is a 1929 Soviet silent drama film directed by Ilya Trauberg (Assistant director of ''[[October: Ten Days That Shook the World (Oktyabr)]]''. China in the 1920s: an express train to bring travelers to Russia is waiting to depart. As in the reality of society, passengers on the train are divided into three classes: | '''''The Blue Express''''', or ''China Express'', is a 1929 Soviet silent drama film directed by Ilya Trauberg (Assistant director of ''[[October: Ten Days That Shook the World (Oktyabr)|October: Ten Days That Shook the World]])''. China in the 1920s: an express train to bring travelers to Russia is waiting to depart. As in the reality of society, passengers on the train are divided into three classes: the first class, accompanied by military honors, the British envoy; missionaries, diplomats, and entrepreneurs. Sales representatives, citizens, and scholars sit in the compartments of the second class. The ordinary workers have to be satisfied with the third class. | ||
{{Film Title | {{Film Title}} | ||
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==Mauser C96== | ==Mauser C96== | ||
A [[Mauser C96]] is used by one of the overseers ([[Ivan Savelyev]]) who killed The Girl ( | A [[Mauser C96]] is used by one of the overseers ([[Ivan Savelyev]]) who killed The Girl (San Bo Yan) and later by Chinese officers. | ||
[[ | [[File:C96Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Mauser C96 - 7.63x25mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:BlueExpress-C96-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Overseers | [[File:BlueExpress-C96-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Overseers play cards while on guard duty in the third class. The grip of the holstered C96 is seen on the left.]] | ||
[[File:BlueExpress-C96-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|He grabs his pistol.]] | [[File:BlueExpress-C96-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|He grabs his pistol to pull it out of the holster.]] | ||
[[File:BlueExpress-C96-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The C96 in his hand while entering another third-class wagon.]] | [[File:BlueExpress-C96-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The C96 in his hand while entering another third-class wagon.]] | ||
[[File:BlueExpress-C96-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|He shoots unarmed Chinese workers.]] | [[File:BlueExpress-C96-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|He shoots unarmed Chinese workers.]] | ||
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==Mauser M1914== | ==Mauser M1914== | ||
The other | The other overseer (Yakov Gudkin) owns a [[1914 Mauser Pocket Pistol]]. It is also used by the Chinese General (Chai Wan Sen) and the British envoy ([[Sergei Minin]]) at the end. | ||
[[ | [[File:1914MauserPocket.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Mauser Taschenpistole M1914 - 7.65x17mmSR]] | ||
[[File:BlueExpress-MPocket1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The pistol being fired during the wrangling.]] | [[File:BlueExpress-MPocket1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The pistol being fired during the wrangling.]] | ||
[[File:BlueExpress-MPocket2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Same situation, a few scenes later.]] | [[File:BlueExpress-MPocket2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Same situation, a few scenes later.]] | ||
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==Steyr M1912== | ==Steyr M1912== | ||
Chinese workers arm themselves with Austrian [[Steyr M1912]] pistols. | Chinese workers arm themselves with Austrian [[Steyr M1912]] pistols. | ||
[[ | [[File:SteyerHahn1913Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Steyr Hahn Modell 1912 - 9x23mm Steyr]] | ||
[[File:BlueExpress-Steyr1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Steyr pistols in an broken up crate.]] | [[File:BlueExpress-Steyr1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Steyr pistols in an broken up crate.]] | ||
[[File:BlueExpress-Steyr2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The workers hold their pistols into the air. In center, a Mauser C96 is seen.]] | [[File:BlueExpress-Steyr2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The workers hold their pistols into the air. In the center, a Mauser C96 is seen.]] | ||
==Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model== | ==Roth-Steyr M1907== | ||
The [[Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model]] is used by the brother ( | A [[Roth-Steyr M1907]] is seen among the guns of Chinese workers. | ||
[[ | [[File:Rothsteyr07.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Roth-Steyr Repetierpistole Modell 1907 - 8x19mm]] | ||
[[File:BlueExpress-RothSteyr1907.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Roth-Steyr M1907 pistol is seen at the left.]] | |||
==Smith & Wesson No. 3 Russian Model== | |||
The [[Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model]] is used by the brother (Chu She Wang) of the Girl. | |||
[[File:S&w russian.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson No. 3 Russian Model - .44 Russian]] | |||
[[File:BlueExpress-Revolver1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Peasant with his S&W revolver in a close-up.]] | [[File:BlueExpress-Revolver1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Peasant with his S&W revolver in a close-up.]] | ||
[[File:BlueExpress-Revolver2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|He aims at the Chinese officer.]] | [[File:BlueExpress-Revolver2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|He aims at the Chinese officer.]] | ||
==Ortgies Pocket Pistol== | ==Ortgies 6.35mm Pocket Pistol== | ||
The Secretary of the English envoy ( | The Secretary of the English envoy (Igor Chernyak) uses an [[Ortgies 6.35mm Pocket Pistol]]. | ||
[[ | [[File:Ortgies Pocket Automatic 25.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Ortgies Pocket Pistol - .25 ACP]] | ||
[[File:BlueExpress-Pistol1.jpg|thumb|none|500px| | [[File:BlueExpress-Pistol1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Secretary threatens the train driver to stop the train. The barrel length allows to identify the pistol as 6.35 mm version.]] | ||
[[File:BlueExpress-Pistol2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|As workers coming to him, he opens fire at them.]] | [[File:BlueExpress-Pistol2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|As workers coming to him, he opens fire at them.]] | ||
[[File:BlueExpress-Pistol4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The pistol is also used by a first-class traveler in the background.]] | [[File:BlueExpress-Pistol4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The pistol is also used by a first-class traveler in the background.]] | ||
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==Star Ruby== | ==Star Ruby== | ||
An English diplomat can be seen with a [[Star Ruby]]. | An English diplomat can be seen with a [[Star Ruby]]. | ||
[[ | [[File:Garate Ruby R.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Garate, Anitua y Cia Ruby-Type Pistol - .32 ACP]] | ||
[[File:BlueExpress-Pistol3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The diplomant fires his pistol from cover.]] | [[File:BlueExpress-Pistol3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The diplomant fires his pistol from cover.]] | ||
[[File:BlueExpress-Pistol5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Left side of the Star Ruby.]] | [[File:BlueExpress-Pistol5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Left side of the Star Ruby.]] | ||
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=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
==Gewehr 1898== | ==Mauser Gewehr 1898== | ||
Chinese soldiers, some policemen and later workers can be seen carrying German [[Mauser Gewehr 1898]], probably standing for [[ | Chinese soldiers, some policemen, and later workers can be seen carrying German [[Mauser Gewehr 1898|Gewehr 98]]s, probably standing for [[Hanyang Type 88]], [[1907 Chinese Mauser|M1907]] and [[Type Zhongzheng Rifle|Type 24 Zhongzheng]] rifles. Most of these rifles are fitted with ''Seitengewehr'' 98/05 bayonets. | ||
[[ | [[File:MauserGewehr1898EarlyModel.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:BlueExpress-Gew1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Chinese | [[File:BlueExpress-Gew1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Chinese soldiers on the railway platform stand with their Gewehrs with fixed bayonets.]] | ||
[[File:BlueExpress-Gew2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A line of police officers stands guard.]] | [[File:BlueExpress-Gew2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A line of police officers stands guard.]] | ||
[[File:BlueExpress-Gew3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Coolie ( | [[File:BlueExpress-Gew3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Coolie (A Vardul) fires his Mauser at soldiers.]] | ||
[[File:BlueExpress-Gew4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another angle of his firing rifle.]] | [[File:BlueExpress-Gew4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another angle of his firing rifle.]] | ||
[[File:BlueExpress-Gew5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Chinese worker on the roof of the wagon, fires his rifle at a Chinese officer.]] | [[File:BlueExpress-Gew5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Chinese worker on the roof of the wagon, fires his rifle at a Chinese officer.]] | ||
[[File:BlueExpress-Gew6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|After laying down their arms, three soldiers allowed to pick them up | [[File:BlueExpress-Gew6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|After laying down their arms, three soldiers allowed to pick them up to join the fight on the worker's side. Note the large "butcher blade" bayonets.]] | ||
[[File:BlueExpress-Gew7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|One of the last remaining loyal soldiers aims his Mauser.]] | [[File:BlueExpress-Gew7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|One of the last remaining loyal soldiers aims his Mauser.]] | ||
== | ==Arisaka Type 30== | ||
Some | Some [[Arisaka Type 30]] rifles with fixed Type 30 bayonets are also used by soldiers and workers. | ||
[[ | [[File:Type 30 rifle and Type 30 bayonet display.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Arisaka Type 30 with Type 30 bayonet - 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka]] | ||
[[File:BlueExpress-Mauser1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Two soldiers behind the Chinese Officer ( | [[File:BlueExpress-Mauser1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Two soldiers behind the Chinese Officer (Spasaevsky) stand with their Arisaka rifles with fixed bayonets.]] | ||
[[File:BlueExpress-Mauser2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The same soldiers carry out the command to arrest the Coolie. Before and after these scenes in the third-class wagon, the soldiers are all armed with | [[File:BlueExpress-Mauser2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The same soldiers carry out the command to arrest the Coolie. Before and after these scenes in the third-class wagon, the soldiers are all armed with G98s.]] | ||
[[File:BlueExpress-Mauser3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Workers take the | [[File:BlueExpress-Mauser3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Workers take the Arisaka rifles out of the crate.]] | ||
[[File:BlueExpress-Mauser4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A good view of the receivers | [[File:BlueExpress-Mauser4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A good view of the receivers, straight bolt handles and typical Type 30's hook safety.]] | ||
[[File:BlueExpress-Mauser5.jpg|thumb|none|500px| | [[File:BlueExpress-Mauser5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The middle part with the grasping groove of one rifle is seen.]] | ||
[[File:BlueExpress-Mauser6.jpg|thumb|none|500px| | [[File:BlueExpress-Mauser6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Arisakas are held in the air by the workers.]] | ||
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[[Category: B&W]] | [[Category:B&W]] | ||
[[Category: Drama]] | [[Category:Drama]] | ||
[[Category: War]] | [[Category:War]] | ||
[[Category: Soviet Produced]] | [[Category:Soviet Produced]] | ||
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The Blue Express, or China Express, is a 1929 Soviet silent drama film directed by Ilya Trauberg (Assistant director of October: Ten Days That Shook the World). China in the 1920s: an express train to bring travelers to Russia is waiting to depart. As in the reality of society, passengers on the train are divided into three classes: the first class, accompanied by military honors, the British envoy; missionaries, diplomats, and entrepreneurs. Sales representatives, citizens, and scholars sit in the compartments of the second class. The ordinary workers have to be satisfied with the third class.
The following weapons were used in the film The Blue Express:
Handguns
Mauser C96
A Mauser C96 is used by one of the overseers (Ivan Savelyev) who killed The Girl (San Bo Yan) and later by Chinese officers.
Mauser M1914
The other overseer (Yakov Gudkin) owns a 1914 Mauser Pocket Pistol. It is also used by the Chinese General (Chai Wan Sen) and the British envoy (Sergei Minin) at the end.
Steyr M1912
Chinese workers arm themselves with Austrian Steyr M1912 pistols.
Roth-Steyr M1907
A Roth-Steyr M1907 is seen among the guns of Chinese workers.
Smith & Wesson No. 3 Russian Model
The Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model is used by the brother (Chu She Wang) of the Girl.
Ortgies 6.35mm Pocket Pistol
The Secretary of the English envoy (Igor Chernyak) uses an Ortgies 6.35mm Pocket Pistol.
Star Ruby
An English diplomat can be seen with a Star Ruby.
Rifles
Mauser Gewehr 1898
Chinese soldiers, some policemen, and later workers can be seen carrying German Gewehr 98s, probably standing for Hanyang Type 88, M1907 and Type 24 Zhongzheng rifles. Most of these rifles are fitted with Seitengewehr 98/05 bayonets.
Arisaka Type 30
Some Arisaka Type 30 rifles with fixed Type 30 bayonets are also used by soldiers and workers.
