Mulholland Falls is a 1996 film directed by Lee Tamahori (Die Another Day) and set in 1953 Los Angeles. The film stars Nick Nolte as the head of an unofficial unit of LAPD detectives (based on the LAPD's real-life "Hat Squad") who in 1953 are assigned to rid the city of organized crime. In the course of investigating the murder of a young woman (Jennifer Connelly), the squad finds that she has been linked to a general in the Atomic Energy Commission (John Malkovich). Nolte would also co-star in 2013's The Gangster Squad, a movie that also depicts this LAPD unit.
The following firearms were used in the film Mulholland Falls:
Det. Arthur Relyea (Chris Penn) carries a Colt Official Police with a 4" barrel throughout the film, notably firing it during the gunfight at Jimmy Fields' beach house.
Colt New Service
Det. Eddie Hall (Michael Madsen) carries a Colt New Service throughout the film, notably firing it during the gunfight at Jimmy Fields' beach house.
U.S. Army soldiers and MPs, including Col. Nathan Fitzgerald (Treat Williams) and the Captain (Kyle Chandler), carry M1911A1 pistols holstered. After they are taken to the Army base, Det. Lt. Max Hoover (Nick Nolte) and Det. Elleroy Coolidge (Chazz Palminteri) knock out a couple MPs and take their 1911A1s, using them to infiltrate Gen. Timms' home.
Submachine Gun
Thompson M1928A1
Two MPs hold Thompson M1928A1 submachine guns on Hoover when he goes to confront Gen. Timms.
Rifles
M1 Carbine
Several of the soldiers on the U.S. Army base carry M1 Carbines.
Henry 1860
A Henry 1860 is seen on the top of Gen. Timms' rifle rack in his home, above a Spencer and a Winchester.
Spencer 1860 Carbine
A Spencer 1860 Carbine is seen in the middle of Gen. Timms' rifle rack in his home, under the Henry and above the Winchester.
Winchester Model 1873
A Winchester Model 1873 is seen at the bottom of Gen. Timms' rifle rack in his home, below a Henry and a Spencer carbine.
M1 Garand
The LAPD honor guard at Coolidge's funeral fires M1 Garands into the air.
Machine Gun
Browning M2HB
When the Army apprehends Hoover and his squad on the base, they aim a mounted Browning M2HB at his car.