"GUADALCANAL DIARY" 1943, 93 min Anthony Quinn, Lloyd Nolan.
I found this interesting, not sure why they did it this way, but interesting. On Netflix...
Marines start out in the begining of the movie with the M1903 rifle. They cary and use them all the way untill time counter (0:56:00) Then sudenly, out of nowhere, the guys all got M1icon Garands at counter (0:56:30). Now calling them battle hardened Veterans, but at counter #
(1:04:16)Army shows up, with 1903's, but see a SGT with another M1 Garand. Then, at
(1:06:16) They all got thier 1903's back somehow. Counter (1:18:50), reinforcements show up with 1903's but at (1:25:00) More garands and a BAR, none of which seem to fire a shot. All of this before December 10th 1942 they say. Then on closing comentary, one more guy seen in reinforcements or replacements that has a single M1 Garand in a squad full of 1903's.
So why do you think they flash scene'd the M1 Garands so quickly and briefly, not even shooting them, but let the troops run ammuck, throwing those 1903's around all over the place, and shooting them in each confrontation. Plus I really hope "all of those bayonets" were rubber, the only thing that scared me bad, was seeing a wounded soldier throw that 1903 behind him, in mid air, bayonet soaring through the air on the end of the rifle, just as he was going down.
Any thoughts here folks?? and can anyone else recall any similar "flip flopping" around with the rifles during any old war movies??
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