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| − | '''Went the Day Well?''' is a 1942 film which was released in Great Britain as unofficial propaganda. In the (fictional) village of Bramley End, a platoon of British soldiers arrive on maneuvers. They are welcomed by the residents, until it is revealed they are German | + | '''''Went the Day Well?''''' is a 1942 film which was released in Great Britain as unofficial propaganda. In the (fictional) village of Bramley End, a platoon of British soldiers arrive on maneuvers. They are welcomed by the residents, until it is revealed they are German paratroopers serving as the vanguard for the invasion. The villagers are rounded up and put in the Town Hall, where they try to get the word out to the Home Guard whilst planning an uprising. It is (loosely) based on a short story by Graham Greene, ''The Lieutenant Died Last'' and this plot bears some resemblance to the Jack Higgins novel ''The Eagle Has Landed'' and ''[[Eagle Has Landed, The|its 1976 film adaptation]]. |
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'''The following weapons were used in the film ''Went the Day Well?'':''' | '''The following weapons were used in the film ''Went the Day Well?'':''' | ||
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| + | =Sidearms= | ||
| + | ==Colt New Service== | ||
| + | The [[Colt New Service]] is carried by Lieutenant Jung ([[David Farrar]]) and several other German paratroopers. One of these revolvers is captured by the villagers, and used in the uprising, notably by Joe Garbett ([[Johnnie Schofield]]) and Nora Ashton ([[Valerie Taylor]]). One scene shows a close-up of it being fired, which gives an excellent view of the hammer cocking back. | ||
| + | [[File:ColtNewService.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt New Service - .45 Caliber]] | ||
| + | [[File:DayWell German M1917Revolver.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German paratrooper aims his Colt New Service. Note the trigger being gently squeezed and the hammer being cocked back.]] | ||
| + | [[File:DayWell German M1917Revolver 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The revolver after firing - note the smoke, the finger easing off the trigger and the hammer back in position.]] | ||
| + | [[File:DayWell German M1917Revolver 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Colt New Service revolver lying on a smashed table.]] | ||
| + | [[File:DayWell Joe M1917Revolver.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Joe Garbett ([[Johnnie Schofield]]) fires on German paratroopers with a captured revolver.]] | ||
| + | [[File:DayWell Nora M1917Revolver.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Nora Ashton ([[Valerie Taylor]]) unloads a Colt New Service. The panicked firing and closed eyes are in-character.]] | ||
| + | [[File:DayWell LtJung M1917Revolver.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lieutenant Jung ([[David Farrar]]) fires his revolver during a counterattack.]] | ||
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| + | ==Webley Mk VI== | ||
| + | Kommandant Orlter ([[Basil Sydney]]) and several of the paratroopers under his command carry the [[Webley_Revolvers#Webley_.455_Mk_VI|Webley Mk VI]]. | ||
| + | [[File:Webley.JPG|thumb|none|350px|Webley Mk VI - .455 Webley]] | ||
| + | [[File:DayWell Ortler Webley.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kommandant Orlter ([[Basil Sydney]]) aims his Webley Mk VI.]] | ||
| + | [[File:DayWell German Webley.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier draws his Webley.]] | ||
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| + | =Shotguns= | ||
| + | ==12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun== | ||
| + | Poacher Bill Purvis ([[Edward Rigby]]) carries a [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun]]. | ||
| + | [[File:CharlesParker1878Shotgun.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Charles Parker 1878 Side by Side Shotgun - 12 Gauge]] | ||
| + | [[File:DayWell Bill DoubleBarrelShotgun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bill Purvis ([[Edward Rigby]]) with his 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun.]] | ||
| + | [[File:DayWell Bill DoubleBarrelShotgun 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bill Purvis fires his shotgun at a German paratrooper.]] | ||
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| + | =Submachine Guns= | ||
| + | ==M1921A Thompson== | ||
| + | The [[Thompson_Submachine_Gun#M1921_Thompson|M1921A Thompson]] is carried by German soldiers, fitted with a 50-round drum magazine. It is later captured and used by the villagers, notably Tom Sturry ([[Frank Lawton]]), his father Jim ([[Norman Pierce]]) and Joe Garbett ([[Johnnie Schofield]]). | ||
| + | [[File:Colt_1921A_Thompson2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Colt M1921A Thompson - .45 ACP]] | ||
| + | [[File:DayWell Tom Thompson 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tom Sturry ([[Frank Lawton]]) with a captured M1921A Thompson.]] | ||
| + | [[File:DayWell Jim Thompson 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jim Sturry ([[Norman Pierce]]) with a Thompson.]] | ||
| + | [[File:DayWell Peggy Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Peggy ([[Elizabeth Allan]]) brings in a captured M1921A Thompson.]] | ||
| + | [[File:DayWell Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An M1921A Thompson in a weapons stockpile.]] | ||
| + | [[File:DayWell Tom Thompson 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tom with his Thompson.]] | ||
| + | [[File:DayWell Joe Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Joe Garbett ([[Johnnie Schofield]]) opens up with his M1921A Thompson.]] | ||
| + | [[File:DayWell Joe Thompson 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Joe loads his last magazine.]] | ||
| + | [[File:DayWell Tom Thompson 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tom fires on infiltrating paratroopers.]] | ||
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| + | ==M1928A1 Thompson== | ||
| + | The [[Thompson_Submachine_Gun#M1928.2FM1928A1_Thompson|M1928A1 Thompson]] is used by several German soldiers, fitted with a stick magazine. | ||
| + | [[File:M1928A1_Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine - .45 ACP]] | ||
| + | [[File:DayWell German Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An M1928A1 Thompson is visible behind Kommandant Orlter ([[Basil Sydney]]).]] | ||
| + | [[File:DayWell German Thompson 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German paratrooper ambushes a Home Guard patrol.]] | ||
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| + | =Rifles= | ||
| + | ==Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III*== | ||
| + | The [[Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III*]] is used by German paratroopers and British Army and Home Guard soldiers, as well as the villagers, notably Land's Army girls Peggy ([[Elizabeth Allan]]) and Ivy ([[Thora Hird]]). | ||
| + | [[File:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* - .303 British]] | ||
| + | [[File:DayWell German LeeEnfield.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier distributes Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* rifles to his comrades.]] | ||
| + | [[File:DayWell German LeeEnfield 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German paratrooper with a slung Lee-Enfield.]] | ||
| + | [[File:DayWell HomeGuard LeeEnfield.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Home Guard soldier aims his Lee-Enfield.]] | ||
| + | [[File:DayWell German LeeEnfield 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A No.1 Mk.III* slung around a slain Home Guard member.]] | ||
| + | [[File:DayWell HomeGuard LeeEnfield 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A British soldier opens up with his Lee-Enfield.]] | ||
| + | [[File:DayWell HomeGuard LeeEnfield 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close-up.]] | ||
| + | [[File:DayWell Peggy LeeEnfield.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Peggy ([[Elizabeth Allan]]) with her No.1 Mk.III*.]] | ||
| + | [[File:DayWell Ivy LeeEnfield.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ivy ([[Thora Hird]]) works the bolt on her Lee-Enfield.]] | ||
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| + | ==M1917 Enfield== | ||
| + | The [[M1917_Enfield#M1917|M1917 Enfield]] is used by British Home Guard troops. | ||
| + | [[File:M1917enfield.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M1917 Enfield - .30-06 Springfield]] | ||
| + | [[File:DayWell HomeGuard M1917Enfield.jpg|thumb|none|600px|British Home Guard soldiers with M1917 Enfield rifles.]] | ||
| + | [[File:DayWell German M1917Enfield.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German paratrooper with a captured M1917 Enfield.]] | ||
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| + | =Machine Guns= | ||
| + | ==Bren Mk1== | ||
| + | German paratroopers use the [[Bren gun|Bren Mk1]] to defend against the British counter-attack. | ||
| + | [[File:Bren gun.JPG|thumb|none|500px|Bren Mk1 - .303 British]] | ||
| + | [[File:DayWell German Bren.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German paratrooper marching with an unloaded Bren.]] | ||
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| + | =Grenades= | ||
| + | ==Mills Bomb== | ||
| + | British and German troops use the [[Mills Bomb]] in the final battle. | ||
| + | [[File:Mills_Bomb_SGM-1.jpg|thumb|none|150px|Mills Bomb - High-Explosive Fragmentation Hand Grenade]] | ||
| + | [[File:DayWell MillsBomb.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A bouncing Mills Bomb. This is the best quality cap available.]] | ||
[[Category:British Produced/Filmed]] | [[Category:British Produced/Filmed]] | ||
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[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
[[Category:War]] | [[Category:War]] | ||
| + | [[Category:B&W]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:34, 18 December 2019
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Went the Day Well? is a 1942 film which was released in Great Britain as unofficial propaganda. In the (fictional) village of Bramley End, a platoon of British soldiers arrive on maneuvers. They are welcomed by the residents, until it is revealed they are German paratroopers serving as the vanguard for the invasion. The villagers are rounded up and put in the Town Hall, where they try to get the word out to the Home Guard whilst planning an uprising. It is (loosely) based on a short story by Graham Greene, The Lieutenant Died Last and this plot bears some resemblance to the Jack Higgins novel The Eagle Has Landed and its 1976 film adaptation.
The following weapons were used in the film Went the Day Well?:
Sidearms
Colt New Service
The Colt New Service is carried by Lieutenant Jung (David Farrar) and several other German paratroopers. One of these revolvers is captured by the villagers, and used in the uprising, notably by Joe Garbett (Johnnie Schofield) and Nora Ashton (Valerie Taylor). One scene shows a close-up of it being fired, which gives an excellent view of the hammer cocking back.
Joe Garbett (Johnnie Schofield) fires on German paratroopers with a captured revolver.
Nora Ashton (Valerie Taylor) unloads a Colt New Service. The panicked firing and closed eyes are in-character.
Lieutenant Jung (David Farrar) fires his revolver during a counterattack.
Webley Mk VI
Kommandant Orlter (Basil Sydney) and several of the paratroopers under his command carry the Webley Mk VI.
Kommandant Orlter (Basil Sydney) aims his Webley Mk VI.
Shotguns
12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun
Poacher Bill Purvis (Edward Rigby) carries a 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun.
Bill Purvis (Edward Rigby) with his 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun.
Submachine Guns
M1921A Thompson
The M1921A Thompson is carried by German soldiers, fitted with a 50-round drum magazine. It is later captured and used by the villagers, notably Tom Sturry (Frank Lawton), his father Jim (Norman Pierce) and Joe Garbett (Johnnie Schofield).
Tom Sturry (Frank Lawton) with a captured M1921A Thompson.
Jim Sturry (Norman Pierce) with a Thompson.
Peggy (Elizabeth Allan) brings in a captured M1921A Thompson.
Joe Garbett (Johnnie Schofield) opens up with his M1921A Thompson.
M1928A1 Thompson
The M1928A1 Thompson is used by several German soldiers, fitted with a stick magazine.
An M1928A1 Thompson is visible behind Kommandant Orlter (Basil Sydney).
Rifles
Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III*
The Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* is used by German paratroopers and British Army and Home Guard soldiers, as well as the villagers, notably Land's Army girls Peggy (Elizabeth Allan) and Ivy (Thora Hird).
Peggy (Elizabeth Allan) with her No.1 Mk.III*.
Ivy (Thora Hird) works the bolt on her Lee-Enfield.
M1917 Enfield
The M1917 Enfield is used by British Home Guard troops.
Machine Guns
Bren Mk1
German paratroopers use the Bren Mk1 to defend against the British counter-attack.
Grenades
Mills Bomb
British and German troops use the Mills Bomb in the final battle.
