Carbine Williams

Carbine Williams

92 mins | Drama, Crime | May 1, 1952

David Marshall Williams is sent to a prison farm where he works in the tool shop and eventually develops the precursor of the famous M-1 Carbine automatic rifle used in World War II.

Carbine Williams

92 mins | Drama, Crime | May 1, 1952

Carbine Williams
David Marshall Williams is sent to a prison farm where he works in the tool shop and eventually develops the precursor of the famous M-1 Carbine automatic rifle used in World War II.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title Carbine Williams
Directors Al Jennings, Richard Thorpe
Writers Art Cohn

Cast

James Stewart

as Marsh Williams

Jean Hagen

as Maggie Williams

Wendell Corey

as Capt. H.T. Peoples

Carl Benton Reid

as Claude Williams

Paul Stewart

as 'Dutch' Kruger

Otto Hulett

as Mobley

Rhys Williams

as Redwick Karson

Herbert Heyes

as Lionel Daniels

James Arness

as Leon Williams

Porter Hall

as Sam Markley

Fay Roope

as District Attorney

Ralph Dumke

as Andrew White

Leif Erickson

as Feder

Henry Corden

as Bill Stockton

Frank Richards

as Truex

Howard Petrie

as Sheriff

Stuart Randall

as Tom Vennar

Dan Riss

as Jesse Rimmer

Robert Hyatt

as David Williams (as Bobby Hyatt)

Marlene Lyden

as Mary Eloise Williams (uncredited)