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Throughout the film, soldiers and US Army Federal Police use [[Krag-Jørgensen]] rifles. These are likely Springfield Model 1896 rifles. | Throughout the film, soldiers and US Army Federal Police use [[Krag-Jørgensen]] rifles. These are likely Springfield Model 1896 rifles. | ||
[[Image: USKragRifle.jpg|thumb|none|450px|US Property Marked Krag-Jørgensen Model 1896 Rifle - .30-40 Krag]] | [[Image: USKragRifle.jpg|thumb|none|450px|US Property Marked Krag-Jørgensen Model 1896 Rifle - .30-40 Krag]] | ||
[[Image:gabriel11_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Hartley “Beek” Beekman (Franchot Tone), right, confronts Nick Diamond (C. Henry Gordon), left. The Krag-Jørgensens have fixed bayonets.]] | [[Image:gabriel11_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Hartley “Beek” Beekman (Franchot Tone), right, confronts Nick Diamond (C. Henry Gordon), left. The Krag-Jørgensens have fixed bayonets.]] | ||
[[Image:gabriel9_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Nick Diamond is arrested.]] | [[Image:gabriel9_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Nick Diamond is arrested.]] | ||
[[Image:gabriel8_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|The execution of Nick Diamond and his henchmen.]] | [[Image:gabriel8_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|The execution of Nick Diamond and his henchmen.]] | ||
[[Image:gabriel6_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Beek presides at the summary execution of Nick Diamond.]] | [[Image:gabriel6_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Beek presides at the summary execution of Nick Diamond.]] | ||
==Springfield Model 1903== | |||
Soldiers marching with real [[Springfield Model 1903]] rifles in stock footage of an inaugural parade. | |||
[[Image: M1903A1Springfield.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1903A1 Springfield - .30-06]] | |||
[[Image:gabriel1_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|The president’s inauguration parade.]] | |||
==Thompson Submachine Gun== | ==Thompson Submachine Gun== | ||
Revision as of 22:04, 10 March 2013
Gabriel Over the White House is a Depression Era, pre-Code, political fantasy about a divinely-inspired president who establishes a dictatorship in order to cure society’s ills. The 1933 film was the brainchild of William R. Hearst and benefited from the comments and support of president-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt. Directed by Gregory La Cava and based on the novel “Rinehard” by Thomas Frederic Tweed (un-credited), the film starred Walter Huston, Franchot Tone, Karen Morley, and C. Henry Gordon.
The following weapons were used in the film Gabriel Over the White House:
Krag-Jørgensen
Throughout the film, soldiers and US Army Federal Police use Krag-Jørgensen rifles. These are likely Springfield Model 1896 rifles.
Springfield Model 1903
Soldiers marching with real Springfield Model 1903 rifles in stock footage of an inaugural parade.
Thompson Submachine Gun
Throughout the film, Nick Diamond’s henchmen carry a Thompson Submachine Gun.
Lewis Gun
Throughout the film, US Army Federal Police operate armored cars, which appear to be based on the King Armored Car. The US Army deployed the King car against Pancho Villa in Mexico. It carried a Lewis Gun or a Browning M1917.
Toy Cowboy Gun
President Judson Hammond (Walter Huston) indulges his nephew, Jimmy Vetter (Dickie Moore) and his toy cowboy gun as Beek stands by.
