Cavalcade

Cavalcade Movie Poster Country United States Directed by Frank Lloyd Release Date April 15, 1933 Language English Studio Fox Film Corporation Distributor Fox Film Corporation Main Cast Character Actor Jane Marryot Diana Wynyard Robert Marryot Clive Brook Ellen Bridges Una O'Connor Alfred Bridges Herbert Mundin Cook Beryl Mercer Margaret Harris Irene Browne Mrs. Snapper Tempe Pigott

Cavalcade is a 1933 movie directed by Frank Lloyd that is about the life of a wealthy London family between New Year's Eve 1899 and New Year's Day 1933. The drama is based on the play of the same name by Noël Coward and was produced by Fox Film Corporation. The film won three Academy Awards at the 1934 Academy Awards, including in the categories "Best Picture" and "Best Director". The events that affect the family are the Second Boer War, the death of Queen Victoria, the sinking of the Titanic, and the First World War.

The following weapons were used in the film Cavalcade:

Krag-Jørgensen M1896

During the parades of the City of London Imperial Volunteers (CIV) corps in 1900, British soldiers including Alfred Bridges (Herbert Mundin) and Robert Marryot (Clive Brook) are seen with Krag-Jørgensen M1896 rifles with attached box magazines to resemble British Magazine Lee-Enfield rifles.

Krag-Jørgensen Model 1896 - .30-40 Krag

Soldiers marching onboard a ship.

Alfred says goodbye to his wife Ellen which offers a view of the attached box magazine.

The CIV corps parades in the streets of London after returning from the Siege of Mafeking.

London Police forces stand in formation during the funeral of Queen Victoria in 1901.

Mauser Gewehr 1898

At least one British soldier is seen marching with a German Gewehr 98 which also has the attached box magazine.

Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser

The Mauser is seen on the left.

Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk. III

The Great War is portrayed as a movie montage that includes marching British soldiers wielding Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III rifles.

Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mark III - .303 British

Young euphoric soldiers with their SMLEs in 1914.

Another view of one SMLE in a 1916 sequence.

Two dead soldiers still grapping their rifles.

Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mark III* with Pattern 1907 Bayonet - .303 British

A column in 1918 charging with SMLEs with fixed P07 bayonets.

Berthier Mle. 1907/15

French soldiers at St. Jaques D'Audville railway station in France can be seen with Berthier Mle 1907-15 rifles.

Berthier Fusil Modèle 1907/15 - 8x50mm R

Several Berthiers are seen stuck together. One French soldier is seen patrolling with his Berthier with a fixed Rosalie bayonet.