Difference between revisions of "The Big Heat"

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The Big Heat was filmed in 1953 with Glen Ford playing Detective Sergeant Dave Bannion. Bannion is investigating the death of fellow officer Tom Duncan which seemed like a suicide, but Duncan's mistress Lucy Chapman claims otherwise and mentions a second home that Duncan had which was above more than his salary could afford. Bannion then decides to dig deeper with a visit to Mrs. Duncan. She resents the implications and calls the Police Commissioner, and Bannion is told to layoff the subject by his Lieutenant. When Lucy Chapman turns up dead with cigarette burns all over her body, Bannion resumes the investigation even though it's now a county matter. After threatening calls are made to his residence, Bannion pays a visit to local mob boss Mike Lagana at his home and confronts him about the calls. The warnings fall deaf on Bannion's ears however, and an attempt is made on his life. A bomb meant for him is placed in his car, but Mrs. Bannion is killed instead when it explodes in the driveway of their home. Disgusted with the cover-ups and the corruption, Dave Bannion resigns from the police force and goes on a one man crusade against Mike Lagana and his crew.

Actors: Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Jocelyn Brando, Alexander Scourby, Lee Marvin, Jeanette Nolan, Peter Whitney, Willis Bouchey

Directors: Fritz Lang

The following guns were used in the movie The Big Heat:

Colt Detective Special

Colt Detective Special - .38 Special

A Colt Detective Special Revolver sitting on the desk

A Colt Detective Special Revolver in the suicide victim's hand.

Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion (Glenn Ford) holding his Colt Detective Special Revolver on Vince Stone.

Smith & Wesson Model 10 Revolver

Smith & Wesson Model 10 Revolver - .38 Special

A Smith & Wesson Model 10 Snub Nose Revolver sitting on the desk

Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion (Glenn Ford) holding a Smith & Wesson Model 10 Snub Nose Revolver on Larry Gordon

A Smith & Wesson Model 10 Snub Nose Revolver on the floor were Debby Marsh threw it

Hank O'Connell (Harry Lauter) carrying a Smith & Wesson Model 10 Snub Nose Revolver

Colt Official Police

Colt Official Police - .38 Special

Al (John Crawford) is holding a Colt Official Police Revolver

Colt 1911 Pistol

Colt 1911 Pistol - .45 ACP

Mark Reiner (John Doucette) holding a Colt 1911 Pistol on Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion

A Colt 1911 Pistol sitting on a card table

Harry Shoenstein (Al Eben) sitting with his hand on a Colt 1911 Pistol

Iver Johnson .32 Revolver

Iver Johnson .32 Revolver - .32 S&W

Vince Stone (Lee Marvin) holding a mocked up P08 Luger that uses an Iver Johnson .32 Revolver mounted inside

Vince Stone (Lee Marvin) drops a mocked up P08 Luger that uses an Iver Johnson .32 Revolver mounted inside

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-'''The Big Heat''' was filmed in 1953 with Glen Ford playing a Detective Sergeant whose investigating the death of fellow officer Tom Duncan which seem like suicide. But when Duncan's mistress Lucy Chapman claims other wise and mentions a second home that Duncan had which was above more than his salary could afford. Bannion decides to dig deeper with a visit to Mrs. Duncan but she resents the implications and calls the Police Commissioner and Bannion is told to layoff the subject by his Lieutenant.  When Lucy Chapman turns up dead with cigarette burn all over her body Bannion resumes the investigation even though it's a county matter. After threatening calls are made to his home Bannion pays a visit to the local mob boss Mike Lagana and confronts him about the calls in Lagana's home. When the warning fall on Bannion's deaf ears and attempt is made on his life. A bomb meant for him is placed in his car but Mrs. Bannon is killed instead when it explodes in the drive way of his home. Disgusted with the cover ups and the corruption Dave Bannion resigns from the police force and goes on a one man crusade against Mike Lagana and his crew.
+'''The Big Heat''' was filmed in 1953 with Glen Ford playing Detective Sergeant Dave Bannion. Bannion is investigating the death of fellow officer Tom Duncan which seemed like a suicide, but Duncan's mistress Lucy Chapman claims otherwise and mentions a second home that Duncan had which was above more than his salary could afford. Bannion then decides to dig deeper with a visit to Mrs. Duncan. She resents the implications and calls the Police Commissioner, and Bannion is told to layoff the subject by his Lieutenant. When Lucy Chapman turns up dead with cigarette burns all over her body, Bannion resumes the investigation even though it's now a county matter. After threatening calls are made to his residence, Bannion pays a visit to local mob boss Mike Lagana at his home and confronts him about the calls. The warnings fall deaf on Bannion's ears however, and an attempt is made on his life. A bomb meant for him is placed in his car, but Mrs. Bannion is killed instead when it explodes in the driveway of their home. Disgusted with the cover-ups and the corruption, Dave Bannion resigns from the police force and goes on a one man crusade against Mike Lagana and his crew.
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 [[Image:Colt Detective Special.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt Detective Special - .38 Special]]
 [[Image:TheBigHeat 1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|A [[Colt Detective Special|Colt Detective Special Revolver]] sitting on the desk]]
-[[Image:TheBigHeat 2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|A [[Colt Detective Special|Colt Detective Special Revolver]] the suicide victim's hand.]]
+[[Image:TheBigHeat 2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|A [[Colt Detective Special|Colt Detective Special Revolver]] in the suicide victim's hand.]]
 [[Image:TheBigHeat 17.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion ([[Glenn Ford]]) holding his [[Colt Detective Special|Colt Detective Special Revolver]] on Vince Stone.]]
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 [[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt 1911 Pistol - .45 ACP]]
 [[Image:TheBigHeat 6.jpg|thumb|none|400px| Mark Reiner ([[John Doucette]]) holding a [[M1911#M1911|Colt 1911 Pistol]] on Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion]]
-[[Image:TheBigHeat 7.jpg|thumb|none|400px| A [[M1911#M1911|Colt 1911 Pistol]] sitting on card table]]
+[[Image:TheBigHeat 7.jpg|thumb|none|400px| A [[M1911#M1911|Colt 1911 Pistol]] sitting on a card table]]
-[[Image:TheBigHeat 8.jpg|thumb|none|400px| Harry Shoenstein ([[Al Eben]]) sitting with his hand a [[M1911#M1911|Colt 1911 Pistol]]]]
+[[Image:TheBigHeat 8.jpg|thumb|none|400px| Harry Shoenstein ([[Al Eben]]) sitting with his hand on a [[M1911#M1911|Colt 1911 Pistol]]]]
 ==Iver Johnson .32 Revolver==
 [[Image:Iver Johnson .32 snub.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Iver Johnson .32 Revolver - .32 S&W]]
-[[Image:TheBigHeat 10.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Vince Stone ([[Lee Marvin]]) holding a mocked up P08 Luger that uses a [[Iver Johnson Revolver|Iver Johnson .32 Revolver]] mounted inside]]
+[[Image:TheBigHeat 10.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Vince Stone ([[Lee Marvin]]) holding a mocked up P08 Luger that uses an [[Iver Johnson Revolver|Iver Johnson .32 Revolver]] mounted inside]]
-[[Image:TheBigHeat 11.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Vince Stone ([[Lee Marvin]]) holding a mocked up P08 Luger that uses a [[Iver Johnson Revolver|Iver Johnson .32 Revolver]] mounted inside]]
+[[Image:TheBigHeat 11.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Vince Stone ([[Lee Marvin]]) holding a mocked up P08 Luger that uses an [[Iver Johnson Revolver|Iver Johnson .32 Revolver]] mounted inside]]
-[[Image:TheBigHeat 12.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Vince Stone ([[Lee Marvin]]) holding a mocked up P08 Luger that uses a [[Iver Johnson Revolver|Iver Johnson .32 Revolver]] mounted inside]]
+[[Image:TheBigHeat 12.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Vince Stone ([[Lee Marvin]]) holding a mocked up P08 Luger that uses an [[Iver Johnson Revolver|Iver Johnson .32 Revolver]] mounted inside]]
-[[Image:TheBigHeat 13.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Vince Stone ([[Lee Marvin]]) holding a mocked up P08 Luger that uses a [[Iver Johnson Revolver|Iver Johnson .32 Revolver]] mounted inside]]
+[[Image:TheBigHeat 13.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Vince Stone ([[Lee Marvin]]) holding a mocked up P08 Luger that uses an [[Iver Johnson Revolver|Iver Johnson .32 Revolver]] mounted inside]]
-[[Image:TheBigHeat 14.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Vince Stone ([[Lee Marvin]]) holding a mocked up P08 Luger that uses a [[Iver Johnson Revolver|Iver Johnson .32 Revolver]] mounted inside]]
+[[Image:TheBigHeat 14.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Vince Stone ([[Lee Marvin]]) holding a mocked up P08 Luger that uses an [[Iver Johnson Revolver|Iver Johnson .32 Revolver]] mounted inside]]
-[[Image:TheBigHeat 15.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Vince Stone ([[Lee Marvin]]) holding a mocked up P08 Luger that uses a [[Iver Johnson Revolver|Iver Johnson .32 Revolver]] mounted inside]]
+[[Image:TheBigHeat 15.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Vince Stone ([[Lee Marvin]]) holding a mocked up P08 Luger that uses an [[Iver Johnson Revolver|Iver Johnson .32 Revolver]] mounted inside]]
-[[Image:TheBigHeat 16.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Vince Stone ([[Lee Marvin]]) drops a mocked up P08 Luger that uses a [[Iver Johnson Revolver|Iver Johnson .32 Revolver]] mounted inside]]
+[[Image:TheBigHeat 16.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Vince Stone ([[Lee Marvin]]) drops a mocked up P08 Luger that uses an [[Iver Johnson Revolver|Iver Johnson .32 Revolver]] mounted inside]]