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[[Image:TLU-Poster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Thieves Like Us'' (1974)]] | [[Image:TLU-Poster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Thieves Like Us'' (1974)]] | ||
'''''Thieves Like Us''''' is 1974 crime romance directed by [[Robert Altman]] and based on the novel of the same name written by Edward Anderson. | |||
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== Colt | == Colt Official Police == | ||
Bank robbers Elmo "Chicamaw" Mobley ([[John Schuck]]) and T.W. "T-Dub" Macefield ([[Bert Remsen]]) both use [[Colt | Bank robbers Elmo "Chicamaw" Mobley ([[John Schuck]]) and T.W. "T-Dub" Macefield ([[Bert Remsen]]) both use [[Colt Official Police]] revolvers throughout the film. | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:ColtOP4.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt Official Police - 4" Barrel - .38 Special]] | ||
[[Image:TLU-Cns1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chicamaw with a | [[Image:TLU-Cns1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chicamaw with a Official Police during the opening prison farm escape.]] | ||
[[Image:TLU-Cns2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chicamaw threatens Jasbo ([[John Roper]]).]] | [[Image:TLU-Cns2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chicamaw threatens Jasbo ([[John Roper]]).]] | ||
[[Image:TLU-Cns3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chicamaw checks the | [[Image:TLU-Cns3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chicamaw checks the Official Police while in hiding with T-Dub and Bowie.]] | ||
[[Image:TLU-Cns4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chicamaw's | [[Image:TLU-Cns4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chicamaw's Official Police sits on a dresser after a bank robbery.]] | ||
[[Image:TLU-Cns5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|T-Dub holds his | [[Image:TLU-Cns5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|T-Dub holds his Official Police on his niece and nephew while re-enacting a bank robbery with Chicamaw.]] | ||
[[Image:TLU-Cns6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|T-Dub holds his | [[Image:TLU-Cns6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|T-Dub holds his Official Police on his future wife Lula ([[Ann Latham]]).]] | ||
== Smith & Wesson Model 10 == | == Smith & Wesson Model 10 == | ||
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== Colt Police Positive == | == Colt Police Positive == | ||
Bowie A. Bowers ([[Keith Carradine]]) carries a nickel [[Colt Police Positive]] with ivory grips. Chicamaw ([[John Schuck]]) also uses it when Bowie springs him from the prison farm. | Bowie A. Bowers ([[Keith Carradine]]) carries a nickel [[Colt Police Positive]] with ivory grips. Chicamaw ([[John Schuck]]) also uses it when Bowie springs him from the prison farm. | ||
[[ | [[File:Colt-Police-Positive-Nickel---5-inch.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt Police Positive Nickel - .38 Special.]] | ||
[[Image:TLU-Cpp1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bowie's holstered Police Positive is seen when Keechie ([[Shelley Duvall]]) helps him remove his jacket after the car accident.]] | [[Image:TLU-Cpp1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bowie's holstered Police Positive is seen when Keechie ([[Shelley Duvall]]) helps him remove his jacket after the car accident.]] | ||
[[Image:TLU-Cpp2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bowie with his Police Positive during the gang's final bank robbery in Yazoo City.]] | [[Image:TLU-Cpp2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bowie with his Police Positive during the gang's final bank robbery in Yazoo City.]] | ||
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[[Image:TLU-Win97a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A guard with his Winchester '97 watches Chicamaw walk towards Bowie's car.]] | [[Image:TLU-Win97a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A guard with his Winchester '97 watches Chicamaw walk towards Bowie's car.]] | ||
== Remington Model | == Remington Model 870 == | ||
The Pickens, MS police who arrive at Mattie's motor court in the finale are all armed with [[Remington Model | The Pickens, MS police who arrive at Mattie's motor court in the finale are all armed with anachronistic [[Remington Model 870 Shotgun|Remington Model 870]] shotguns. They are historically inaccurate since the events portrayed in the film occur in 1936 and the Remington 870 wasn't introduced until 1950. | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:Remington870PoliceStd.jpg |thumb|none|400px|Remington 870 Police Magnum Riot Shotgun - 12 Gauge]] | ||
[[Image:TLU-Rem1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two Pickens policemen aim at cabin 13.]] | [[Image:TLU-Rem1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two Pickens policemen aim at cabin 13.]] | ||
[[Image:TLU-Rem2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another Pickens policeman behind Bowie's car pumps another round into his shotgun.]] | [[Image:TLU-Rem2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another Pickens policeman behind Bowie's car pumps another round into his shotgun.]] | ||
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[[Category:Drama]] | [[Category:Drama]] | ||
[[Category:Romance]] | [[Category:Romance]] | ||
[[Category:Robert Altman]] | |||
Latest revision as of 22:09, 27 June 2015
Thieves Like Us is 1974 crime romance directed by Robert Altman and based on the novel of the same name written by Edward Anderson.
The following weapons were used in the film Thieves Like Us:
Colt Official Police
Bank robbers Elmo "Chicamaw" Mobley (John Schuck) and T.W. "T-Dub" Macefield (Bert Remsen) both use Colt Official Police revolvers throughout the film.
Smith & Wesson Model 10
T-Dub (Bert Remsen) uses a Smith & Wesson Model 10 in the first bank robbery seen in the film.
double-barreled shotgun
Chicamaw (John Schuck) grabs a Double Barreled Shotgun with exposed hammers when two Mississippi lawmen confront him after Bowie's car accident.
Colt Police Positive
Bowie A. Bowers (Keith Carradine) carries a nickel Colt Police Positive with ivory grips. Chicamaw (John Schuck) also uses it when Bowie springs him from the prison farm.
Winchester Model 1892
The guards at the Mississippi State Prison mostly carry Winchester Model 1892 rifles.
Winchester Model 1897 Riot
A guard at the Mississippi State Prison is seen cradling a Winchester Model 1897 shotgun.
Remington Model 870
The Pickens, MS police who arrive at Mattie's motor court in the finale are all armed with anachronistic Remington Model 870 shotguns. They are historically inaccurate since the events portrayed in the film occur in 1936 and the Remington 870 wasn't introduced until 1950.
