McHale's Navy (1964)

McHale's Navy (1964)

Theatrical release poster

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Directed by	Edward Montagne
Release Date	1964
Studio	Universal Pictures
Distributor	Universal Pictures, Shout! Factory

Main Cast
Character	Actor
Lt. Cmdr. Quinton McHale	Ernest Borgnine
Ensign Charles Parker	Tim Conway
Capt. Wallace Burton Binghamton	Joe Flynn
Lt. LeRoy Carpenter	Bob Hastings
Quartermaster George Christopher (Christy)	Gary Vinson
Radioman Willy Moss	John Wright
Torpedoman Lester Gruber	Carl Ballantine
Motor Machinist Mate Harrison "Tinker" Bell	Billy Sands
Gunner's Mate Virgil Edwards	Edson Stroll
Seaman Joseph "Happy" Hanes	Gavin MacLeod

The following weapons were used in the film McHale's Navy:

Colt 1911A1

Lt. Cmdr. Quinton McHale (Ernest Borgnine) and Ensign Charles Parker (Tim Conway) use 1911A1s.

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Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP.

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Lt. Cmdr. McHale (right) holds his M1911A1 at the ready.

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Ensign Parker guards the PT-73 with his M1911A1.

Colt Official Police

The Chief de Gendarmes (Marcel Hillaire) carries a Colt Official Police as his duty pistol.

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Colt Official Police with 4" barrel - .38 Special.

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The Chief de Gendarmes holds his duty pistol aloft.

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The Chief de Gendarmes fires his duty pistol to signal the start of a horse race.

Thompson

Ensign Charles Parker carries a M1928A1 Thompson.

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M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round box magazine - .45 ACP.

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Ensign Parker is ready for jungle combat with his M1928A1 Thompson.

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Ensign Parker kicks open the door of a hut while holding his M1928A1 Thompson.

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Ensign Parker enters the hut with his M1928A1 Thompson at the ready.

M1 Carbine

Quartermaster George Christopher "Christy" (Gary Vinson), Torpedoman Lester Gruber (Carl Ballantine), Motor Machinist Mate Harrison "Tinker" Bell (Billy Sands), Gunner's Mate Virgil Edwards (Edson Stroll) and Seaman Joseph "Happy" Hanes (Gavin MacLeod) are armed with M1 Carbines.

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WWII-era M1 Carbine - .30 Carbine.

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Christy holds an M1 Carbine while discussing the situation with Lt. Cmdr. McHale. The barrel of the carbine has shiny finish near the muzzle and dull finish near the fore grip, indicating it is a Korean War-era M1 with the bayonet lug removed, to simulate a WWII-era M1, which had no bayonet lug.

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Tinker (left), Happy (behind Tinker) and Gruber (in the lead) move cautiously with their M1 Carbines at the ready.

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Happy (left), Gruber (second from left) and Virgil (in the rear) move cautiously with their M1 Carbines at the ready.