Carbine Williams (1952)

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	James Stewart	...	Marsh Williams
	Jean Hagen	...	Maggie Williams
	Wendell Corey	...	Capt. H.T. Peoples
	Carl Benton Reid	...	Claude Williams
	Paul Stewart	...	'Dutch' Kruger
	Otto Hulett	...	Mobley
	Rhys Williams	...	Redwick Karson
	Herbert Heyes	...	Lionel Daniels
	James Arness	...	Leon Williams
	Porter Hall	...	Sam Markley
	Fay Roope	...	Ed - District Attorney
	Ralph Dumke	...	Andrew White
	Leif Erickson	...	Feder
	Henry Corden	...	Bill Stockton
	Frank Richards	...	Truex

Storyline

This is the story of David Marshall 'Marsh' Williams, the real life inventor of the world famous M-1 Carbine automatic riffle used in WWII. It all started when Marsh, who was one to do things his way, was caught distilling moonshine, and was accused and convicted of shooting a federal officer in the process. This at first placed him in the chain gang which labeled him as a hard case. Later, to make room for those more deserving, he was moved to a prison farm, where he came under the direction of Captain H.T. Peoples. The Captain was a mild mannered warden, who did not shy from discipline when necessary, but also believed that given the opportunity, most men will respond to good. Believing that Marsh was just such a person, the Captain gave him every opportunity to reform, so much so, that he eventually allowed Marsh to work in the tool shop on his spare time to develop and build by hand, a working riffle, inside the prison farm itself. Written by Bill Walch <TheWalchs@aol.com>  

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