Carbine Williams

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Carbine Williams
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
Flag of the United States United States
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 while in a North Carolina prison. The M1 Carbine was used extensively during World War II.

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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.

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