The General Died at Dawn
Theatrical Release Poster
The General Died at Dawn Lewis Milestone and starring Gary Cooper , Madeleine Carroll and Akim Tamiroff . During the Chinese Civil War in the 1930s, an American adventurer O'Hara (Cooper) is hired to transport a large sum of cash to Shanghai where Mr. Wu (Digges) needs the money to buy smuggled guns and arm his men against Gen. Yang (Tamiroff), whose troops pillage the province. Another adventurer in Yang's service, Peter Perrie (Hall), plans to deceive O'Hara and get the money from him. A key figure in the plan is Perrie's daughter Judy.
The following weapons were used in the film The General Died at Dawn :
Handguns Colt Police Positive A Colt Police Positive is O'Hara's (Gary Cooper ) personal handgun until he is disarmed by Yang's soldiers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt Police Positive with 4" Barrel - .38 Special Error creating thumbnail: File missing O'Hara draws his revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The revolver is seen through the glass door of dining car. Colt Model 1903 When O'Hara (Gary Cooper ) appears in Shanghai, Mr. Wu (Dudley Digges ) gives him a nickel plated Colt Model 1903 . Judy Perrie (Madeleine Carroll ) briefly holds O'Hara's pistol, and then Leach (J.M. Kerrigan ) takes it. Wu is also seen with another pistol, a blued one.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless pistol, nickel with pearl grips - .32 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Wu gives the pistol to O'Hara. Error creating thumbnail: File missing O'Hara draws the pistol during a standoff with Peter Perrie. Error creating thumbnail: File missing O'Hara fires. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The pistol in Judy's hands. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Leach aims the pistol at O'Hara and Judy. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The pistol is again in O'Hara's hands. A good view of pearl grips. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Wu (at the left) surrenders his blued Colt to Yang. Mauser Model 1910 Peter Perrie (Porter Hall ) owns a Mauser Model 1910 pocket pistol. Judy Perrie (Madeleine Carroll ) holds this pistol in one scene. Later Perrie's pistol is seen in hands of Leach (J.M. Kerrigan ) and at last passes to O'Hara (Gary Cooper ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing 1910 Mauser Pocket Pistol - 6.35x16mmSR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Judy Perrie confronts Leach with her father's pistol in hand. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Peter Perrie holds his pistol in standoff with O'Hara. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Leach gets Perrie's Mauser. Error creating thumbnail: File missing O'Hara threatens Leach with Mauser and Colt pistols. Luger P08 General Yang (Akim Tamiroff ), his German military advisor (Hans Fuerberg ), and chief bodyguard Oxford (Philip Ahn ) carry Luger P08 pistols. Most of Yang's guards are armed with Luger P08 Artillery Model pistols. In the climactic, scene Brighton (William Frawley ) manages to get an Artillery Luger.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luger P08 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yang has a Luger holster on his belt. He also holds a Gewehr 98 sword bayonet. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yang's military advisor draws his Luger. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Oxford holds a Luger in the final scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luger LP08 long barreled "Artillery" model - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yang's bodyguards, disguised as townspeople, surprise Mr. Wu with their long-barreled Lugers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another pair of Yang's men aim their Lugers at O'Hara. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yang's guard holds an Artillery Luger. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The guards fire their pistols. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yang's guards stand in two formations with pistols ready. A standard Luger, hold by Oxford, is seen at the right. Rifles Mauser Gewehr 1898 General Yang's soldiers are armed with Mauser Gewehr 1898 rifles with Seitengewehr 1914 "Gottscho" sword bayonets. O'Hara (Gary Cooper ) briefly holds a rifle taken from a soldier in one scene.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yang's soldiers ride on a truck. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The soldiers appear in the dining car. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A closeup of the barrel and bayonet. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lange-Visier sight is seen at the left.Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier threatens Brighton. Machine Guns Colt Model 1895 General Yang's troops use Colt Model 1895 machine guns.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt 1895 machine gun - .30-40 Krag Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Colt machine gun is seen on the truck. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A pair of Colt machine guns are deployed by Yang's troops when they stop the train. Maxim MG08 General Yang's troops also use Maxim MG08 machine guns.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim MG08 on 'sledge' mount - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing A barrel of MG08 is seen on the truck. Maxim MG08/15 An MG08/15 machine gun is seen in Yang's car in the opening scene.
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