Bataan is a war drama filmed in 1943 about thirteen men are chosen to blow up a bridge on the Bataan peninsula and keep the Japanese from rebuilding it. the group is whittled down through misadventure, disease, and skirmishes with the ever-advancing Japanese, till only a handful remain for a still-shattering last stand the had the most gruesome hand-to-hand combat in any '40s war movie.
- Director: Tay Garnett
- Actors: Robert Taylor, George Murphy, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Nolan, Lee Bowman, Desi Arnaz
The following guns were used in the movie Bataan:
1903 Sprigfield Rifle
Example of 1903 Springfield Rifles used in film
Robert Taylor and Thomas Mitchell holding 1903 Springfield Rifles
Browning 1917 Machine Gun
Example of Browning 1917 machine gun used in film
Crew firing Browning 1917 machine gun at aircraft
Colt 1911 Pistol
Example of Colt 1911 pistol used in film
Robert Taylor as Sargent Bill Dane cleaning a Colt 1911 pistol
Vickers Mark I Machine Gun
Desi Arnaz as Private Felix Ramirez manning a Vickers Mark I machine gun
Robert Walker as Seaman Leonard Purckett firing a Vickers Mark I machine gun
Robert Taylor as Sargent Bill Dane resting near three Vickers Mark I machine guns
Japanese soldier manning a Vickers Mark I machine gun
Colt 1921 Thompson
Example of Colt 1921 Thompson used in film
George Murphy as Lieutenant Steve Bentley firing a Colt 1921 Thompson sub machine gun
Robert Walker as Seaman Leonard Purckett holding a Colt 1921 Thompson sub machine gun
Lloyd Nolan as Corporal Barney Todd holdng a Colt 1921 Thompson sub machine gun
Japanese soldier holding a Gew 98 Mauser rifle
Gew98 Rifle
Example of Mauser Gew 98 Rifle used in film
Japanese soldier holding a Colt 1921 Thompson mocked up to look like a Japanese LMG
Colt Detective Special
Example of Colt Detective Special used in the mock up
Robert Taylor as Sargent Bill Dane firing a mocked up Colt 1911 pistol that uses a Colt Detective Special mounted inside a cast aluminum housing
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