The Trygon Factor

The Trygon Factor Original British Poster Country UK West Germany Directed by Cyril Frankel Release Date 1966 Language English/German Studio Rialto Film Portman Productions Distributor J. Arthur Rank Film Constantin Film Main Cast Character Actor Superintendent Cooper-Smith Stewart Granger Polly Lacroix Sophie Hardy Trudy Emberday Susan Hampshire Lady Livia Emberday Cathleen Nesbitt Luke Emberday James Culliford Sister General Brigitte Horney Hubert Hamlyn Robert Morley Emil Clossen Eddi Arent Sir John James Robertson Justice (English version) Siegfried Schürenberg (German version)

The Trygon Factor (German title Das Geheimnis der weissen Nonne ("The Secret of the White Nun")) is a 1966 British-German detective movie directed by Cyril Frankel and based on the 1917 Edgar Wallace novel "Kate Plus Ten". A police inspector who investigates a series of robberies is murdered when he finds a tie between the crimes and an order of nuns that is sheltered by Lady Emberday. Superintendent Cooper-Smith (Stewart Granger) takes the investigation in his hands.

The film is the 22st installment in the Rialto Film studio film series (1959-1972) and the only one really made in England by London subsidiary of Rialto Film. Eddi Arent took leave of the Edgar Wallace series with this film.

WARNING! THIS PAGE CONTAINS SPOILERS!

The following weapons were used in the film The Trygon Factor:

Revolvers

Enfield No.2

During the bank heist Pasco (Conrad Monk) is armed with an Enfield No.2 revolver. Enfield No.2 is also briefly seen in hands of Emil Clossen (Eddi Arent) in the same scene.

Enfield No. 2 Mk. I Original configuration with spurred hammer - .38 S&W

Pasco, disguised as a woman, aims the revolver at the bank manager.

Pasco in gas mask holds the revolver.

Emil Clossen, disguised as a police constable, holds an Enfield revolver at the background left.

Pasco's revolver is seen on the lobby card.

Webley RIC

During the bank heist Sister General of the nunnery (Brigitte Horney), posing as a certain Mrs. Armitage, holds a nickel plated short-barreled version of Webley RIC.

Webley RIC Model 83. This is a late model of RIC.

"Mrs. Armitage" threatens bank clerks with her nickel plated revolver. The barrel length allows to identity the revolver as RIC rather than Bulldog.

The revolver is seen at the background.

The revolver is seen when Sister General helps Clossen to put on a protective suit.

Sister General holds the revolver when the gang complete breaking the safe. The fluted cylinder is seen.

Iver Johnson Safety Automatic

In the climactic scene Lady Livia Emberday (Cathleen Nesbitt) holds an Iver Johnson Safety Automatic revolver. Then her gun is taken by Trudy Emberday (Susan Hampshire).

Iver Johnson Safety Automatic - .38 S&W

Lady Livia fires the revolver.

Another view of Lady Livia's revolver.

Trudy aims at Superintendent Cooper-Smith.

Trudy with the revolver.

Other Weapons

Fictional Rocket Launcher

The gang uses a fictional multi-barreled rocket launcher to opens the vault with gold bars.

Emil Clossen (Eddi Arent) stands in protective suit near his invention, the multi-barreled launcher. Both the launcher and the suit were possibly originally created for some sci-fi film.

The block of nineteen barrels.

Fire!

Fire!

Clossen reloads the launcher. The cassete contains twenty rounds - for nineteen barrels.

A general view of the weapon.