And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Monday, May 24, 2021
1. This gal reminds me of one of my aunts. 2. I like how she's got that thing pressed to the side of her face - heh. 3. Lesson to the story: Don't tick her off.
She is likely firing a real Thompson with full up .45 rounds. In early movies they did this because they didn't have the technology to simulate firing and impact with blanks and squibs. Actors got injured and killed. It took Cagney helping to form the SAG to stop the use of live ammo on movie sets.
I suspect the actress had a problem with the blowback gases that the Thompson kicks up from the ejection port at full auto and gun expert on the set taught her to aim along the side to avoid them. She's not faint of heart.
In that famous scene with Cagney ducking around a corner followed by a line of bullet impacts, real Thompson with a WWI vet doing the shooting, and yes, live fire.
If that's Annette Funicello (and it sure looks like her!), I want to know the name of the movie, so I can go watch it on AMAZON Prime Video (if it's even available).
The butt of that Thompson is not against her shoulder, it's resting on something solid just past her shoulder. That's why her line of sight is alongside the left of the receiver. It's also why her torso isn't jiggling from recoil.
looks like an alternate universe Annette Funicello.
ReplyDeleteShe's holding pretty steady to be doing all that blinking.
ReplyDeleteShe is likely firing a real Thompson with full up .45 rounds. In early movies they did this because they didn't have the technology to simulate firing and impact with blanks and squibs. Actors got injured and killed. It took Cagney helping to form the SAG to stop the use of live ammo on movie sets.
ReplyDeleteI suspect the actress had a problem with the blowback gases that the Thompson kicks up from the ejection port at full auto and gun expert on the set taught her to aim along the side to avoid them. She's not faint of heart.
In that famous scene with Cagney ducking around a corner followed by a line of bullet impacts, real Thompson with a WWI vet doing the shooting, and yes, live fire.
DeleteAnd Cagney forced them to shoot him in the window, him ducking down, cut, shoot the shooting, and then shoot Cagney reacting.
DeletePost filming analysis? Cagney would have been hit as the Vet couldn't control the spray.
Cagney was right. And lucky. If he'd been less of a name, he'd not have been able to force the issue and he'd be dead.
If that's Annette Funicello (and it sure looks like her!), I want to know the name of the movie, so I can go watch it on AMAZON Prime Video (if it's even available).
ReplyDeleteThe butt of that Thompson is not against her shoulder, it's resting on something solid just past her shoulder. That's why her line of sight is alongside the left of the receiver. It's also why her torso isn't jiggling from recoil.
ReplyDeleteWhat, No eye or ear protection?
ReplyDeleteWe Were Strangers 1939 film by John Huston. The actress is Jennifer Jones
ReplyDeleteThank you oninoqb. I was wondering what film that was from. I'll have to look it up.
DeleteGood morning, Miss Dove
ReplyDeleteAnd 30 rounds later, she still hasn't hit anything but air.
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