Hell's Angels

Hell's Angels Movie Poster Country United States Directed by Howard Hughes James Whale Release Date November 15, 1930 Language English French German Studio The Caddo Company Distributor United Artists Main Cast Character Actor Monte Rutledge Ben Lyon Roy Rutledge James Hall Helen Jean Harlow Karl Arnstedt John Darrow Baron Von Kranz Lucien Prival

Hell's Angels was made in 1930 and is the first multi-million dollar talking picture. Produced by Howard Hughes, it's a thrilling story about two brothers attending Oxford who enlist with the RFC at the outbreak of World War I. Roy and Monte Rutledge have very different personalities. Monte is a womanizer and a coward when it comes to his Night Patrol duties. Roy is made of strong moral fiber and attempts to keep his brother in line. Both volunteer for an extremely risky two-man bombing mission for different reasons. Their assignment to knock out a strategic German munitions facility is a booming success, but with a squadron of fighters bearing down on them afterward, escape seems unlikely.

The following weapons were used in the film Hell's Angels:

Machine Guns

Lewis Gun

Lewis Gun Aircraft Version - .303 British

Lewis Gun Aircraft Version in the observer position.

Vickers Aircraft Machine Gun

Vickers Aircraft Machine Gun - .303 British

Vickers Aircraft Version in the pilot position.

Maxim lMG 08/15 Spandau Aircraft

lMG 08/15 Air-Cooled - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Maxim lMG 08/15 mounted in Zeppelin.

Maxim lMG 08/15 mounted on German Bomber manned by Monte Rutledge (Ben Lyon). Note the Browning M1917-style grip.

Maxim lMG 08/15 mounted on German Bomber manned by Monte Rutledge (Ben Lyon).

Maxim lMG 08/15 mounted on German Bomber manned by Monte Rutledge (Ben Lyon).

Maxim lMG 08/15 mounted on German Fighter.

Maxim lMG 08/15 mounted on German Fighter.

Browning M1918 Aircraft

Browning M1918 Aircraft - .30-06

Browning M1918 Aircraft mounted on British Fighter.

Browning M1918 Aircraft fired by Baldy Maloney (Roy Wilson).

Pistol

Luger P08

Luger P08 Pistol - 9mm

Lugers in both the German officer and Roy Rutledge (James Hall) hands.

Rifles

Mauser Gewehr 1898

Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser

German soldier carrying a Gewehr 98 escorting Roy Rutledge (James Hall).

Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk. III*

Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British

British Troops charging the trenches with No.1 MkIII Enfield Rifles.