The Other Side (German: Die andere Seite) is a 1931 German War movie directed by Heinz Paul. The young Lieutenant Raleigh (Wolfgang Liebeneiner) is transferred to the company of the disillusioned Captain Stanhope (Conrad Veidt). Stanhope is secretly raffled with Raleigh's sister and versed the image of the model officer. An advance against the German lines, in which also Raleigh participates, becomes a bloody fiasco. Raleigh now recognizes the horrors of war, which have also worn down Stanhope. This is the second adaption of R. C. Sherriff's novel of the same name after the British-American film the previous year. This film was then compared to All Quiet on the Western Front as Germans acting British soldiers and received positive reviews.
The following weapons were used in the film The Other Side:
Captain Denis Stanhope (Conrad Veidt) uses a Belgian Nagant M1878 revolver during the scene with Lt. Hibbert . Later 2nd Lt. Raleigh (Wolfgang Liebeneiner) is seen with this revolver during the trench raid, too. Perhaps the Nagant revolver stands for correct British Webley Mk VIs.
The Mauser Gewehr 1871/84 is used by British soldiers standing for correct Lee-Enfield rifles recognizable by the rounded receivers and Seitengewehr 71/84 bayonets.
Mason (William Trenk), the cook, is briefly seen with a Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III rifle at the beginning during the muster of Stanehope's unit on March 18, 1918. At the end he is seen with a Gewehr 1871/84 like the other soldiers.
The Trench Raiders encounter a Maxim MG08/15 position. After the Germans fired the gun for a while the Maxim jamms giving the British the possibility to storm the trench.
2nd Lt. Hibbert (Viktor de Kowa) carries a Hebel Flare Gun during his guard duty. During the changing of the guard he gives the Flare pistol to Capt. Hardy (Friedrich Ettel) and Lt. Raleigh.
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