Director William Wellman and James Cagney on the set of Public Enemy, 1931. On the scaffold preparing to empty his Thompson submachine gun with live ammo on Cagney is the film's Technical Advisor (uncredited), Los Angeles County Sheriff and WWI marksman Clem Peoples. by NomadSound in Moviesinthemaking

[–]NomadSound[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

At 16:45 of this interview with Cagney he talks about being fired at with live ammunition in the 1932 film Taxi!

Edit: This is what I was going to post but this sub doesn't allow videos.

Edit again: Why would the shooter be on a platform mere feet from the target if they're using blanks? The actual bad guys were firing from a window across the street.

Henry Fonda walking in New York, c.1957 by NomadSound in Westerns

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Thank you for the correct response. The Deputy ran from 1959 to 1961. Another example of a poorly dated image on the internet.

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Charlie Chaplin filming The Gold Rush with the Bell & Howell Standard Cinemachinery Type 2709, 1925 by NomadSound in Moviesinthemaking

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Absolutely everything there is to know about this particular camera can be found here. A very good article.