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James K · January 3, 2000, 05:38 PM

Hi, folks,

I didn't see what kind of rifle the boy had, but did anyone notice that Alan Ladd's SA Colt became a Colt New Service DA when he went into action. You can't see it in the TV version, but if you catch it on the big screen, look for the change. Reason was that Alan Ladd was a small man with small hands and couldn't fire a SA fast enough. (Today they would just fake it with computer enhancement, but didn't do that back then.)

Jim

January 3, 2000, 05:38 PM	#6
James K Member In Memoriam Join Date: March 17, 1999 Posts: 24,383	Hi, folks, I didn't see what kind of rifle the boy had, but did anyone notice that Alan Ladd's SA Colt became a Colt New Service DA when he went into action. You can't see it in the TV version, but if you catch it on the big screen, look for the change. Reason was that Alan Ladd was a small man with small hands and couldn't fire a SA fast enough. (Today they would just fake it with computer enhancement, but didn't do that back then.) Jim