Ignition Override
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The Night Rider: That's interesting.
As a general rule, camouflage uniforms (especially including helmet covers) were not used by the Allies in the ETO.* That's because camouflage was widely used by the Waffen SS, and confusion as to which side you were on could be fatal. This was a historical inaccuracy in the Combat series.I don't remember where I read this but Sergeant Saunders camouflage helmet cover was in theory fashioned from a camouflage parachute.
I also read that Vic Morrow had absolutely no use for firearms. He carried them in scenes where he was required to and as soon as the Director said "Cut" he handed the gun to a stage hand. I don't know that he was necessarily anti-gun, he just didn't have any use for them
Yeah this and Batman were my favorites. For my seventh birthday my parents had a portrait picture made of me in a toy helmet, green bomber jacket, and toy submachinegun. It was somewhat prophetic.Watching these guys. For the young people, the tv series Combat; my age was 7 or 8 iirc. Episodes on Youtube seem to be free.
We only had three tv channels in the 60's. "Social media" was going outside to play with neighbors. Nobody we knew hid inside..
Why did I lose or break my plastic full-scale Garand or perfect duplicate black metal Luger (maybe a cap gun) ? These days brandishing that toy, but Solid metal Luger could get you killed.
One of the NCOs in Easy Company got bayoneted by another Soldier when he woke him up for Guard Duty wearing a German ponchoAs a general rule, camouflage uniforms (especially including helmet covers) were not used by the Allies in the ETO. That's because camouflage was widely used by the Waffen SS, and confusion as to which side you were on could be fatal. This was a historical inaccuracy in the Combat series.
That's pretty standard in Hollywood going back forever. Rubber and wooden replicas are used for costuming. They're lighter, can't be shot, etc....The Night Rider
I don't know about Vic Morrow having no use for guns; it was just that he truly hated lugging the 10 lb. Thompson around every day. Initially he had asked if he could have the lighter weight M1 Carbine (5.2 lb.), but that was already earmarked for Rick Jason (Lt. Hanley), to use. Likewise the actor Jack Kirby (PFC Kirby), had a similar complaint about the weight of his weapon, the 16 lb. M1918A2 BAR. Eventually the production crew made up lighter weight prop guns out of wood and painted them to resemble the real thing. The "substitute" weapons were used then until the actual guns were called upon to be filmed with firing blank ammo in scenes that called for it.