Went The Day Well?
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Country
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Directed by
Alberto Cavalcanti
Release Date
1942
Language
English
Studio
Ealing Studios
Distributor
Associated British Film Distributors
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 .
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? :
Sidearms Colt New Service 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.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt New Service - .45 Caliber Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German paratrooper aims his Colt New Service. Note the trigger being gently squeezed and the hammer being cocked back. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The revolver after firing - note the smoke, the finger easing off the trigger and the hammer back in position. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Colt New Service revolver lying on a smashed table. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Joe Garbett (Johnnie Schofield ) fires on German paratroopers with a captured revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nora Ashton (Valerie Taylor ) unloads a Colt New Service. The panicked firing and closed eyes are in-character. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lieutenant Jung (David Farrar ) fires his revolver during a counterattack. Webley Mk VI Kommandant Orlter (Basil Sydney ) and several of the paratroopers under his command carry the Webley Mk VI .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Webley Mk VI - .455 Webley Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kommandant Orlter (Basil Sydney ) aims his Webley Mk VI. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier draws his Webley. =Shotguns 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun Poacher Bill Purvis (Edward Rigby ) carries a 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Charles Parker 1878 Side by Side Shotgun - 12 Gauge Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bill Purvis (Edward Rigby ) with his 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bill Purvis fires his shotgun at a German paratrooper. Submachine Guns M1921A Thompson 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 ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt M1921A Thompson - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tom Sturry (Frank Lawton ) with a captured M1921A Thompson. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jim Sturry (Norman Pierce ) with a Thompson. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Peggy (Elizabeth Allan ) brings in a captured M1921A Thompson. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An M1921A Thompson in a weapons stockpile. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tom with his Thompson. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Joe Garbett (Johnnie Schofield ) opens up with his M1921A Thompson. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Joe loads his last magazine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tom fires on infiltrating paratroopers. M1928A1 Thompson The M1928A1 Thompson is used by several German soldiers, fitted with a stick magazine.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing An M1928A1 Thompson is visible behind Kommandant Orlter (Basil Sydney ). Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German paratrooper ambushes a Home Guard patrol. Rifles Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* 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 ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier distributes Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* rifles to his comrades. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German paratrooper with a slung Lee-Enfield. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Home Guard soldier aims his Lee-Enfield. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A No.1 Mk.III* slung around a slain Home Guard member. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A British soldier opens up with his Lee-Enfield. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Close-up. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Peggy (Elizabeth Allan ) with her No.1 Mk.III*. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ivy (Thora Hird ) works the bolt on her Lee-Enfield. M1917 Enfield The M1917 Enfield is used by British Home Guard troops.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1917 Enfield - .30-06 Springfield Error creating thumbnail: File missing British Home Guard soldiers with M1917 Enfield rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German paratrooper with a captured M1917 Enfield. Machine Guns Bren Mk1 German paratroopers use the Bren Mk1 to defend against the British counter-attack.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bren Mk1 - .303 British Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German paratrooper marching with an unloaded Bren. Grenades Mills Bomb British and German troops use the Mills Bomb in the final battle.
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