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The Sun Shines Bright (1953) John Ford, Director
The Krag is at 44:30 and called out by name.
Good movie.
The Krag is at 44:30 and called out by name.
Good movie.
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1."If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things." - Rene Descartes
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IIRC, there are a few Krag's in Gunga Din. Wonderful movie. Sincerely. bruce." Unlike most conservatives, libs have no problem exploiting dead children and dancing on their graves." -
And the Krags being fired from the redoubt as Rorke's Drift
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..of those men who have overturned the liberties of republics, the greatest number have begun their career by paying an fawning court to the people; commencing demagogues, and ending tyrants. -Alexander Hamilton , The Federalist PapersComment
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"To Kill a Mocking Bird" - Atticus Finch dispatches a rabid dog with the Sheriff's 'sporterized' Krag. (colorized version attached for those who need it).
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This is the running list I have from scourring the Krag Forum and my own discoveries. Is the Foreign Legion picture from Morocco (1930)?
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McLintock! (1963)
Hillbilliy Blitzkrieg (1942) Snuffy Smith is in the Army.
The Real Glory, 1939
Shoulder Arms (1918) with Charlie Chaplin
The Big Parade with John Gilbert and Renee Adoree (1925)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNRkdqkiFZk (Stop at 32 seconds.)
PeaceOnEarth (1939) Hugh Harman cartoon
The Lost World (1925)
Boots and Saddles (1937) Gene Autry
Gunga Din
Farewell to Arms (1932)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
The Wind and the Lion
55 Days at Peking
To Kill a Mockingbird
King Kong 1933
The Fighting SeaBees 1944
The Sun Shines Bright (1953) John Ford, Director
Unidentified Three Stooges short
Hogan's Heroes
Green Fire
Death Hunt staring Charles Bronson
Rough RidersLast edited by CJCulpeper; 08-01-2016, 04:22.1."If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things." - Rene Descartes
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Disclaimer - this is NOT a personal attack on anyone, especially CJC to whom we owe a great deal for his service - just a rant in general:
I am going to stick my neck waaaaay out here and remark that this thread - which regurgitates the same data ad nauseum, and seemingly never dies - is one (at least to me) of the most useless items on the forum. I hate to quote a certain public figure for whom I have nothing but contempt - but - "what difference does it make?" With the exception of "The Real Glory" and "The Wind and the Lion", the guns are just studio props used way out of context, to varying degrees. There is nothing educational, or interesting (since many of them are buggered) about the guns employed.
It boiled over - sorry - back under my rock.Comment
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You know what. I think you are right about your rant. Who needs fun irrelevent stuff. Heck I will even give up women and likker.
Just kidding about the likker. I can understand your fustration because I have the same thinking about other things on some other forums. But then I take a deep breath and (when I am in the States) a big swig of my buddy's corn squeezins and go do something else like talking to my guns or (when in Afghanistan) I look out over the berms and see things I hope to not see after we leave here.
The only thing interesting I find about krags in the movies is the fact there are so few krags in film and when they are found it is sense of amazement and surprize for me. Movie props? Yep. Who knows what their real condition were nor do I think that is a concern.
I have seen plenty of silent films before the middle 1920s where you could not swing a dead cat and not see a back side load of trapdoors. Holy cow pie. Birth of a Nation is a trapdoor man's wet dream or nightmare since it was a civil war epic and as we all know trapdoors were not around until after the War for Southern Freedom. Then there is The Invaders film in the Trooper-Indian fight scene is a fairly good depiction of trapdoors in action and in the correct setting.
I just wish the Krags had been used as movie props more often in the early days of film.
And if you think you need to climb under your rock for speaking out about what you feel mightily about then shame on you, Dick. You get back up here in the light and stand next to the rest of us.
With my very best regards
CulpeperLast edited by CJCulpeper; 03-24-2015, 10:12.1."If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things." - Rene Descartes
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Since you are on about the wrong guns in movies, How about Rorke's drift where Chard and Bromhead are using revolvers that were not made until 1914?Comment
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John, you have opened an area about which I must admit complete ignorance. But, if the revolvers are of British make, and reasonably close to what was used (but might not be available due to rarity) then I could understand.
What I do find terminally silly is Krags in India and Africa (other than TWATL, of course).
Further caveat, I'm not a big fan of movies in general, especially the early (corny) ones from the 20s/30s, so they have two strikes on them before they start to roll.Comment
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While Chard and Bromhead could have had Webleys, they would have been solid frame models or even an Adams or a Tranter.Comment
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Oh by the way, Custer had a Webley! (Not a joke)Comment
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Banging my head!
I can see Dick's frustration.
Couple of years ago, my son came home from (high) school with a friend. My son saw me with a book in my lap, and asked what I was reading. I told him about the forensic examination at The Little Big Horn. I showed him a picture of George Custer. His friend said "That's not Custer, I saw him in a movie just last week (Errol Flynn). The discussion that followed showed that my son's friend was an idiot."No man's life, liberty, or property is safe, while Congress is in session." Mark TwainComment
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Look at the bright side of things...the kid is NOT a voter yet!Comment
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