Carbine Williams
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| Directed by | Richard Thorpe |
| Produced by | Armand Deutsch |
| Written by | Art Cohn |
| Starring | James Stewart |
| Music by | Conrad Salinger |
| Cinematography | William C. Mellor |
| Editing by | Newell P. Kimlin |
| Distributed by | MGM |
| Release date(s) | May, 1952 |
| Running time | 92 min. |
| Language | English |
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Carbine Williams is a 1952 American drama film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring James Stewart. The film follows the life of its namesake, David Marshall Williams, who invented the M1 Carbine rifle that was used in World War II while in prison.
The film is a typical Hollywood "miscarriage of justice" theme which continues the Hollywood tradition of not letting the truth getting in the way of a good story. This is a pity in a way because the true story is more remarkable than the film. The real story has so many inspiring facets like the support of his family, both in and out of prison. His story shows how he completly screwed up his early life and it took the extreme harshness of prison life to inspire him to re-invent himself and create a new life which would make his wife and family proud of him.
[edit] Plot
The film follows the life of David Marshall Williams (James Stewart), who invented the semi-automatic M1 Carbine used in World War II. Williams was found distilling illegal moonshine, and he killed a federal officer, before being jailed and later convicted of both crimes. He cycled through the prison system, until a firm, but compassionate warden, H.T. Peoples (Wendell Corey) allowed him to work in a prison tool shop. There he invented the gas system for his famous rifle, and eventually was released from prison in 1929 and worked with Winchester Firearms on development of the M1 Carbine.
[edit] Cast
James Stewart as David Marshall 'Marsh' Williams
Jean Hagen as Maggie Williams
Wendell Corey as Capt. H.T. Peoples
Carl Benton Reid as Claude Williams
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