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Hell's Angels
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Hell's Angels was made in 1930 and is the first multi-million dollar talking picture. Produced by Howard Hughes, it's a thrilling story about two British brothers attending Oxford who enlist with the Royal Flying Corps at the outbreak of World War I. Roy and Monte Rutledge have very different personalities. Monte is a womanizer and a coward when it comes to his night patrol duties. Roy is made of strong moral fiber and attempts to keep his brother in line. Both volunteer for an extremely risky two-man bombing mission for different reasons. Their assignment to knock out a strategic German munitions facility is a booming success, but with a squadron of fighters bearing down on them afterward, escape seems unlikely.
Originally shot as a silent film, but the success of The Jazz Singer resulted in Hughes deciding to covert the then-half-finished film into a talkie. The film is notable for its extremely ambitious cinematography and stunt work for the time, which made use of 137 stunt pilots and numerous authentic period aircraft. Three pilots and a mechanic were killed in accidents during filming, and Hughes himself was seriously injured after crashing while attempting to perform a dangerous aerial maneuver he had been told was impossible to safely pull off. Despite numerous setbacks and challenges, Hell's Angel's is considered a pioneering film of the action genre and often praised for its early use of sound and color.
The following weapons were used in the film Hell's Angels:
Machine Guns
Lewis Gun
Many British aircraft are fitted with the aircraft version of the Lewis Gun.
Vickers Aircraft Machine Gun
The Vickers Aircraft Machine Gun is also used by British aircraft.
Maxim lMG 08/15 Spandau Aircraft
The air-cooled Maxim LMG 08/15 is mounted on German aircraft.
Browning M1918 Aircraft
The air-cooled Browning M1918 is the primary weapon of British S.E.5a fighters.
Pistols
Luger P08
The Luger P08 is carried by Imperial German Army officers.
Rifles
Mauser Gewehr 1898
The Gewehr 1898 is used by German infantry.
Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk. III*
The Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* is used by the British Army, most notably in the final scenes.
