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In 1952, MGM released the film Carbine Williams starring James Stewart as Williams with Jean Hagen as his wife, Maggie. The movie details Williams's life from his discharge from the Navy to his release from prison.
Carbine Williams is a 1952 American drama film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring James Stewart, Jean Hagen and Wendell Corey. The film follows the life of its namesake, David Marshall Williams, who invented the operating principle for the M1 Carbine while in a North Carolina prison.
Apr 7, 2016 · Learn the true story of David Marshall Williams, the man who invented the M1 carbine of World War II fame. Discover how he developed the floating chamber and short-stroke gas piston while in prison and how he worked with Winchester to produce the weapon.
Learn about the life and achievements of David Marshall “Carbine” Williams, who created the M-1 Carbine, the U.S. Army’s favorite semi-automatic rifle during World War II. He was also a moonshiner, a gunsmith, and a movie star.
A biographical crime drama based on the true story of David Marshall Williams, who invented the M-1 Carbine automatic rifle while serving a prison sentence for murder. James Stewart stars as Williams, who clashes with the warden and develops the weapon in the tool shop.
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- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Richard Thorpe
- 1952-05
Learn about the life and inventions of the self-taught gunsmith who helped design the U.S. Carbine, Caliber .30, M1, a key weapon in World War II. See his original workshop with 3,000 artifacts at the N.C. Museum of History.
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Learn about the life and inventions of David Marshall (Carbine) Williams, a firearms inventor who created the short-stroke piston and the floating chamber principles. He was a convicted murderer who became a famous and wealthy consultant for the army and gun manufacturers.
