The Weapon

1956
1h 17m

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Herbert Marshall, Steve Cochran, Nicole Maurey, Lizabeth Scott, and Jon Whiteley in The Weapon (1956)

A boy accidentally shoots a friend with a gun he found in the rubble of a destroyed building. The gun turns out to be a clue in a ten-year-old murder case.A boy accidentally shoots a friend with a gun he found in the rubble of a destroyed building. The gun turns out to be a clue in a ten-year-old murder case.A boy accidentally shoots a friend with a gun he found in the rubble of a destroyed building. The gun turns out to be a clue in a ten-year-old murder case.

Directors
- Val Guest
- Hal E. Chester
Writers
- Fred Freiberger
- Hal E. Chester
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.2/10

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Directors
- Val Guest
- Hal E. Chester
Writers
- Fred Freiberger
- Hal E. Chester
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
The car driven by George Cole PXT338 was an Ace and if it was still around it would have a value of about £500,000 to £1,000,000.

Goofs
A US military detective would have to question witnesses with a British police officer present not on his own.

Quotes
Mark Andrews: Why don't you stop working so hard at being tough?
Vivienne: I don't want to disappoint my father.
Mark Andrews: I need some straight answers out of you and I'm going to get them.
Vivienne: Stay where you are. Don't try getting rough with me or my price goes up.
Mark Andrews: You're helping a murderer. Why?
Vivienne: Why should I help you?
Mark Andrews: To save a kid's life, that's why.
Vivienne: Kids are dying all over.
Mark Andrews: But you could save this one.
Vivienne: Maybe I won't be doing him such a favour. In this stinking world, being dead and buried, sometimes it's a lucky break.
Mark Andrews: You're not making any sense.
Vivienne: No? Look at me. Take a good look. What do you see?
Mark Andrews: Honey, nobody forced you into this life.
Vivienne: Life? Ha-ha-ha! But you got it all wrong. I am dead. But I won't fall down. Do you hear me? I am dead. And they buried me in this hole.

Connections
Featured in Frances Farmer Presents: The Weapon (1960)

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6/10

A gun and an old murder

While playing, Erik (Jon Whiteley) finds a gun at a bomb site and accidentally shoots a friend. He immediately runs away.

Once ballistics are compared, the police learn it was used in an unsolved murder ten years earlier.

Since the victim was in the army, a hard-nosed MP (Steve Cochran) becomes involved in the case. He has no interest in finding the boy, just the gun.

His attitude changes when he meets Erik's distraught mother Elsa (Lisabeth Scott).

Just one problem. The murderer knows Erik has the gun and is looking for him as well.

Holes the size of Buicks in this one. First of all, what a bunch of lousy shots. During a relentless shootout, no one is even grazed.

Cochran is beaten in the head, and it really looks as though his head is being bashed in. However, it is only a "small concussion" and he's back to work with nothing wrong the next minute.

Also, Erik, with his face on page 1 of the paper and his face plastered on every building, races around town with ease.

Cast against type, Lizabeth Scott delivers a heartfelt performance, and George Cole is an effective villain. The handsome Cochran is able to show some softness, where he is usually a tough guy.

Okay B movie. The actors deserved better.