Went the Day Well?: Difference between revisions
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'''Went the Day Well?''' is a 1942 film which was released in Great Britain as unofficial propaganda. In the (fictional) village of Bramley End, a platoon of British soldiers arrive on maneuvers. They are welcomed by the residents, until it is revealed they are German paratroopers serving as the vanguard for the invasion. The villagers are round up and put in the Town Hall, where they try to get the word out to the Home Guard whilst planning an uprising. It is (loosely) based on a short story by Graham Greene, ''The Lieutenant Died Last''.
'''Went the Day Well?''' is a 1942 film which was released in Great Britain as unofficial propaganda. In the (fictional) village of Bramley End, a platoon of British soldiers arrive on maneuvers. They are welcomed by the residents, until it is revealed they are German paratroopers serving as the vanguard for the invasion. The villagers are rounded up and put in the Town Hall, where they try to get the word out to the Home Guard whilst planning an uprising. It is (loosely) based on a short story by Graham Greene, ''The Lieutenant Died Last''.
Note that the plot bears some resemblance to the Jack Higgins novel, [[Eagle Has Landed, The|The Eagle Has Landed]], and it's 1976 film adaptation.
Note that the plot bears some resemblance to the Jack Higgins novel, [[Eagle Has Landed, The|The Eagle Has Landed]], and it's 1976 film adaptation.
Went the Day Well? is a 1942 film which was released in Great Britain as unofficial propaganda. In the (fictional) village of Bramley End, a platoon of British soldiers arrive on maneuvers. They are welcomed by the residents, until it is revealed they are German paratroopers serving as the vanguard for the invasion. The villagers are rounded up and put in the Town Hall, where they try to get the word out to the Home Guard whilst planning an uprising. It is (loosely) based on a short story by Graham Greene, The Lieutenant Died Last.
Note that the plot bears some resemblance to the Jack Higgins novel, The Eagle Has Landed, and it's 1976 film adaptation.
The following weapons were used in the film Went the Day Well?:
The Colt New Service is carried by Lieutenant Jung (David Farrar) and several other German paratroopers. One of these revolvers is captured by the villagers, and used in the uprising, notably by Joe Garbett (Johnnie Schofield) and Nora Ashton (Valerie Taylor). One scene shows a close-up of it being fired, which gives an excellent view of the hammer cocking back.
The M1921A Thompson is carried by German soldiers, fitted with a 50-round drum magazine. It is later captured and used by the villagers, notably Tom Sturry (Frank Lawton), his father Jim (Norman Pierce) and Joe Garbett (Johnnie Schofield).
The Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* is used by German paratroopers and British Army and Home Guard soldiers, as well as the town villagers, notably Land's Army girls Peggy (Elizabeth Allan) and Ivy (Thora Hird).
