The Night of the Following Day

Poster

Country	USA
Directed by	Hubert Cornfield
Release Date	1969
Language	English French
Studio	Gina Production
Distributor	Universal Pictures

Main Cast
Character	Actor
Bud	Marlon Brando
Leer	Richard Boone
Vi	Rita Moreno
Dupont's daughter	Pamela Franklin
Wally	Jess Hahn
Gendarme	Gerard Buhr
Bartender	Jacques Marin
Mr. Dupont	Huques Wanner

The Night of the Following Day is an American 1969 crime drama directed by Hubert Cornfield and starring Marlon Brando, Richard Boone, Rita Moreno and Pamela Franklin. A young heiress is kidnapped by a gang of criminals in France and held hostage in a remote beach house. Her father is ready to pay the ransom, but the tensions grow among the kidnappers, and one of them plans to double-cross others.

The following weapons were used in the film The Night of the Following Day:

Handguns

Webley RIC

In the climactic scene in the bar, the bartender (Jacques Marin) draws a compact revolver that turns out to be a short-barreled Webley RIC. When the bartender fires his gun, it switches to a Harrington & Richardson Premier due to a continuity error.

Webley RIC - .450. A version with short faceted barrel, very similar with the screen gun.

The bartender draws the revolver from below the counter. The loading gate and the faceted barrel are seen.

Harrington & Richardson Premier

Due to a continuity error, the bartender's (Jacques Marin) revolver switches from a RIC to a top-break nickel plated compact revolver, most likely a Harrington & Richardson Premier. Later in the same scene, same looking revolver (probably the same prop reused) is used by Vi (Rita Moreno).

Harrington & Richardson Premier - .32 S&W

The revolver in hands of the bartender switches to a top-break nickel plated gun.

Another view of the revolver.

Vi fires at the local gendarme (Gerard Buhr).

Walther P38

A Walther P38 is Leer's (Richard Boone) handgun.

Walther P38 pistol (manufactured at the Mauser Factory) - World War II dated - 9x19mm

Leer draws his P38.

He holds the pistol.

Leer is gunned down in the final scene and drops his pistol. The brown Bakelite grips indicate the wartime manufactured gun.

Bud (Marlon Brando) picks up Leer's pistol.

Submachine Guns

Sten Mk II

In the climactic scene Bud (Marlon Brando) is armed with a Sten Mk II, fitted with a mockup sound suppressor (neverthesess, the sound of gunfire is still loud).

Sten Mk II (Canadian) - 9x19mm

Bud holds disassembled barrel of the Sten and the fake suppressor. As it is common on screen, the "suppressor" is screwed inside the barrel.

Bud readies the Sten. The magazine well is seen in the mirror.

Bud fires the Sten in the scene in the bar.

Bud with the Sten in the final scene. He carries a spare magazine in the pocket of his trousers.

Bud holds the Sten.

Bud fires.

Bud with the Sten on a promotional image.

Thompson M1928A1

When Leer (Richard Boone) ambushes the car of his partners, he is armed with a Thompson M1928A1. Despite the Thompson is seen in distance or unclear, it is still identifiable. When Leer fires, the SMG switches to an MP40 due to a continuity error.

M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine - .45 ACP. This specimen has the sling swivel relocated to the top of the stock, a modification often made to Thompsons in British service.