Hardcase Hardin Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Just watched The Tall Men with Clark Gable & Jane Russel. Great movie and darned racy for the times (1955), But all I could do was check out the guns, which were all wrong. I think it was set just after The War, but they were all carrying Colt SAAs and (I think) '92s for rifles. Not a Henry or 1866 in the bunch. I'm ruined SIGH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Coffinmaker Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Jane Russel Your mean they had guns too?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardcase Hardin Posted November 19, 2017 Author Share Posted November 19, 2017 21 minutes ago, Colorado Coffinmaker said: Jane Russel Your mean they had guns too?? Jane was always packin and had some sweet gams too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grampaw Willie, SASS No.26996 Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 a western movie is supposed to be a hoot -- like Dirty Dingus Magee or Support your Local Sheriff w/ James Garner. it doesn't matter one bit if it's historically accurate: that's not the point. it's supposed to be outrageous and funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 You have to work through this. Suspend disbelief. We all have to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky Rich Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 I really liked that movie as well. The Tall Men Jane was HOT! the only thing I remember about Jane was,way back she did the cross your heart bras commercials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Well then you can't watch hardly anything! The guns were all wrong in the old westerns, starting with the Win 92 used in tons of movies that were set in a time long before 1892! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardcase Hardin Posted November 20, 2017 Author Share Posted November 20, 2017 4 hours ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: Well then you can't watch hardly anything! The guns were all wrong in the old westerns, starting with the Win 92 used in tons of movies that were set in a time long before 1892! I know it. Hickok45 mentions it many times in his vids about "Old West" guns. Now its the first thing I notice. Unless Jane's in it or Rachel or... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Hannie Caulder used SOMETHING that went BANG! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Harley, #14153 Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 5 hours ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: Hannie Caulder used SOMETHING that went BANG! She could make a BANG all by herself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Movie makers have been taking liberties with reality since the start and not just with guns. I used to get spun up about it. Now I look past it. Life's too short to worry about what someone got wrong in a movie. The worst kind of movie watcher you can be is pointing out all the mistakes while others are watching it too... Guilty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 2 hours ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: Movie makers have been taking liberties with reality since the start and not just with guns. I used to get spun up about it. Now I look past it. Life's too short to worry about what someone got wrong in a movie. The worst kind of movie watcher you can be is pointing out all the mistakes while others are watching it too... Guilty! It takes some tongue biting for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Gun Barney, SASS #2428 Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 I love when they pull the forearm off a 92 so it looks like a henry or when they paint them yellow so they might be a '66. Here is a bad picture I took a while back. Don't remember what movie it was, but take a look at that rifle... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailrider #896 Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 So far as movies made as long ago as "The Tall Men" is concerned, about the only choices they had was to use Colt's SAA's and Winchester '92's. Val Forgett hadn't started importing repro '51's, etc. And most folks back then didn't know the difference anyhow. I still like to watch "The Tall Men" whenever it's on. The book was even better. BTW, this is based on the true story of how Nelson Story drove the first herd of cattle from Texas to Montana in 1866. IIRC, he had around a dozen cowboys, and armed them with breechloading Remington Rolling Block carbines (probably the split-breech model with .46 rimfire ammo). Don't know of any girl involved, nor a trailboss like Ben Allison. But they did have a run in with Red Cloud and Crazy Horse. Lost one man on the whole trip! And they did have to violate the orders of Col. Carrington that the Bozeman Trail was closed! I thought it interesting that in "Rio Bravo", Ricky Nelson ("Colorado") sang the same song as Jane Russell, but with different lyrics. Jane's lyrics were...uh...more...interesting! OTOH, since I was only a few years younger than Angie Dickenson in "Rio Bravo"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Couls not, for the life of me, think how she coulda made "My Rifle, My Pony, and Me" more "interesting". Oh. "Cindy, Cindy". Yeah, "if he wants my peaches, he'll have to climb my tree" is a bit more umph than "sew that gal to my coat tail". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 3 hours ago, Crazy Gun Barney, SASS #2428 said: I love when they pull the forearm off a 92 so it looks like a henry or when they paint them yellow so they might be a '66. Here is a bad picture I took a while back. Don't remember what movie it was, but take a look at that rifle... That's a Hollywood Henry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chili Ron Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Howdy, Dontchano John Wayne won the civil war with a Winchester 1892? WhatssamattaU? Best CR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 I've been told by my wife that Westerns are all fictional/make-believe stories or just recreations of events, which are all done not with the real people but actors. Tell me she isn't right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saddle Up Slim Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 For true western accuracy, nothing beats Blazing Saddles. "We don't need no stinkin badges." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 9 hours ago, Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 said: I've been told by my wife that Westerns are all fictional/make-believe stories or just recreations of events, which are all done not with the real people but actors. Tell me she isn't right! They don’t even use actors. It’s all puppets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingair Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 I hear ya'll taking about Jane Russel But what about this Cowboy . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 5 hours ago, Kingair said: I hear ya'll taking about Jane Russel But what about this Cowboy . . . . Hate to break it to you but that is a CowGirl not a CowBoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 26 minutes ago, Sedalia Dave said: Hate to break it to you but that is a CowGirl not a CowBoy. I seem to recall her proving that in a police interrogation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardcase Hardin Posted November 21, 2017 Author Share Posted November 21, 2017 31 minutes ago, Sedalia Dave said: Hate to break it to you but that is a CowGirl not a CowBoy. Well now, THAT could certainly pull me to the broke back side of the force. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardcase Hardin Posted November 21, 2017 Author Share Posted November 21, 2017 On 11/20/2017 at 9:02 AM, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: Hannie Caulder used SOMETHING that went BANG! Found it on YT. Gonna watch her it tonight. Hope I don't spill the chips! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingair Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 2 hours ago, Sedalia Dave said: Hate to break it to you but that is a CowGirl not a CowBoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingair Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 6 hours ago, Alpo said: I seem to recall her proving that in a police interrogation. Might have been a 'stand in' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 13 hours ago, Kingair said: I hear ya'll taking about Jane Russel But what about this Cowboy . . . . 14 hours ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: They don’t even use actors. It’s all puppets Mo says she's a puppet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingair Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 4 minutes ago, Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 said: Mo says she's a puppet. Than it's time I'm getting into puppets ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shootin' Shu Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingair Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 1 hour ago, Shootin' Shu said: Bandidas ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 9 hours ago, Kingair said: Bandidas ! 11 hours ago, Shootin' Shu said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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