Dillinger (1973): Difference between revisions
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Dillinger (1973): Difference between revisions
Bank robbers John Dillinger ([[Warren Oates]]), Homer Van Meter ([[Harry Dean Stanton]]), "Pretty Boy" Floyd ([[Steve Kanaly]]), and Eddie the getaway driver ([[John Martino]]) use [[Star Model B]] pistols, standing in for the [[M1911A1]]. In several scenes, DIllinger and Floyd dual-wield them. FBI agent Samuel Cowley ([[Roy Jenson]]) carries a Star Model B, notably when he watches Purvis face off against Underhill. Other vigilantes and policemen can occasionally be seen with Model Bs as well.
Bank robbers John Dillinger ([[Warren Oates]]), Homer Van Meter ([[Harry Dean Stanton]]), "Pretty Boy" Floyd ([[Steve Kanaly]]), Harry Pierpont ([[Geoffrey Lewis]]), and Eddie the getaway driver ([[John Martino]]) use [[Star Model B]] pistols, standing in for the [[M1911A1]]. In several scenes, DIllinger and Floyd dual-wield them. FBI agent Samuel Cowley ([[Roy Jenson]]) carries a Star Model B, notably when he watches Purvis face off against Underhill. Other vigilantes and policemen can occasionally be seen with Model Bs as well.
[[Image:StarPistolB.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Star Model B Pistol, blued finish - 9mm]]
[[Image:StarPistolB.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Star Model B Pistol, blued finish - 9mm]]
[[Image:Dil-1911a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Dillinger ([[Warren Oates]]) fires a shot into the ceiling during the first bank robbery in the film.]]
[[Image:Dil-1911a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Dillinger ([[Warren Oates]]) fires a shot into the ceiling during the first bank robbery in the film.]]
Revision as of 11:06, 6 December 2009
The following firearms are seen in the film Dillinger:
Bank robbers John Dillinger (Warren Oates), Homer Van Meter (Harry Dean Stanton), "Pretty Boy" Floyd (Steve Kanaly), Harry Pierpont (Geoffrey Lewis), and Eddie the getaway driver (John Martino) use Star Model B pistols, standing in for the M1911A1. In several scenes, DIllinger and Floyd dual-wield them. FBI agent Samuel Cowley (Roy Jenson) carries a Star Model B, notably when he watches Purvis face off against Underhill. Other vigilantes and policemen can occasionally be seen with Model Bs as well.
Several members of Dillinger's gang, most notably Lester "Baby Face" Nelson (Richard Dreyfuss), Harry Pierpont (Geoffrey Lewis), John Dillinger (Warren Oates), Charley Makley (John Ryan), Homer Van Meter (Harry Dean Stanton), Tommy Carroll (Jerry Summers), and Reed Youngblood (Frank McRae) fire the Thompson M1921 with either drum or box magazines. Dillinger's girlfriend Billie Frechette (Michelle Phillips) fires a Thompson to cover his escape from Little Bohemia (although it inexplicably alternates with a Browning Automatic Rifle in the same scene). Many FBI agents and policemen too, such as Melvin Purvis (Ben Johnson) and Samuel Cowley (Roy Jenson) carry Thompsons. Several Thompson seen have their stocks removed. Weapons supplied by Stembridge Gun Rentals.
M1903 Springfield rifles are seen in the hands of vigilantes in Mason City. One is also seen held by a vigilante and a state police officer at the farm where Purvis shoots Wilbur Underhill.
Harry Pierpont (Geoffrey Lewis) uses a Winchester Model 1897 during several shootouts. Several police and vigilantes also have 1897s. Dillinger steals one from the Crown Point jail during his break out.
FBI agent Melvin Purvis (Ben Johnson) uses a Star Model B throughout the film, most likely standing in for the Colt Super Automatic chambered in .38 Super used by the FBI during the 1930s.
"Handsome Jack" Klutas (Terry Leonard) draws a Colt Detective Special from his pocket when he is killed by Purvis, firing a few shots into the air before he falls down the stairs, riddled by Thompson bullets.
Several members of Dillinger's gang, most notably Homer Van Meter (Harry Dean Stanton), Harry Pierpont (Geoffrey Lewis), and Lester "Baby Face" Nelson (Richard Dreyfuss) fire Browning Automatic Rifles during the Mason City bank robbery and subsequent Little Bohemia shootout. Billie Frechette (Michelle Phillips) covers Dillinger's escape with a B.A.R. (inexplicably alternating with a Thompson during the same scene).
A Mason City vigilante carries a Winchester Model 70 with open sights. Technically, the use of the Model 70 (developed in 1936) is an anachronism for a scene taking place in early 1934.
During the opening credits, just as director John Milius's name comes on, a M1911A1 found in the actual Dillinger gang's collection during a 1934 arrest is seen at the base of a Thompson with its stock removed.
