Dr. Mabuse vs. Scotland Yard

Dr. Mabuse vs. Scotland Yard (German title Scotland Yard jagt Dr. Mabuse; other English release titles Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse and Scotland Yard vs. Dr Mabuse) is a 1963 German B&W crime thriller directed by Paul May. This is the fifth installment in the Dr. Mabuse film series by CCC Films. The plot is adapted from the Bryan Edgar Wallace's (the son of better known Edgar Wallace) novel "The Device" by replacing the figure of the original villain by Dr. Mabuse. Mabuse is dead, but his spirit possesses Professor Pohland (Walter Rilla). Pohland escapes to London where he plans to spread chaos and terror, following the testament of Dr. Mabuse. His main tool is a mind-controlling device, the invention of the murdered German scientist. Inspector Vulpius (Werner Peters) of the Hamburg criminal police and Major Bill Tern (Peter van Eyck) of the Scotland Yard together confront the arch-villain.
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= Revolvers =
== Smith & Wesson Victory Model ==
In the climactic scene Smith & Wesson Victory Model revolvers, identified by the plain wooden grips and the lanyard ring, are used by Pohland (Walter Rilla) and Inspector Joe Wright (Klaus Kinski). Pohland's gun constantly switches between the revolver and the Walther P38 pistol.
== Unidentified revolver ==
In the final scene a police constable holds a revolver. It is seen only partially.
= Pistols =
== FN Model 1900 ==
Major Bill Tern (Peter van Eyck) and Inspector Joe Wright (Klaus Kinski) carry FN Model 1900 pistols in several scenes. Pohland's assistant Ernest Hyliard (Wolfgang Lukschy) uses an FN Model 1900 with a mockup sound suppressor in the scene in the train.
== CZ 27 ==
Inspector Vulpius (Werner Peters) carries a CZ 27 pistol.
== Walther P38 ==
In the climactic scene Pohland's (Walter Rilla) handgun constantly switches between S&W Victory revolver and Walther P38 pistol.
=== Walther P38 "Heavy Barrel" ===
In the same scene Bill Tern's (Peter van Eyck) pistol constantly switches between the FN 1900 and a gun that looks like a Walther P38 with an uncommon heavy barrel. It may be a live gun, reworked as a sporting pistol, or a kind of blank- or gas-firing replica.
== Walther Model 4 ==
Mrs. Gwendolyn Tern (Agnes Windeck), Bill Tern's mother, holds a Walther Model 4 in one scene. In the climactic scene a Walther Model 4 is used by Pohland's assistant George Cockstone (Dieter Borsche). A close-up reveals this gun as Late Second Variant, judging by the shape of the slide serration, the raised rear sight and the hemispherical front sight.
== Sauer 1913 ==
A guard, convoying convict George Cockstone in the train, is armed with a Sauer 1913 pistol.
== Unidentified pistols ==
A pistol is seen in Prof. Masterson's dead hand.
Numerous police constables hold pistols in the climactic scene. These handguns are seen very briefly. Mostly they are large frame pistols.
= Submachine Guns =
== MP40 ==
Many of Pohland's mentally controlled henchmen are armed with MP40 submachine guns during the robbery of the money delivering train. In the climactic scene MP40s are seen in hands of armed police constables.
== PPS-43 ==
One of the mentally controlled police constables on guard in Pohland's hideout is armed with a PPS-43. This SMG has a straight magazine, probably being a German wartime convertion in 9mm Par (this is not one of 9mm Finnish or Spanish submachine guns based on PPS-43 as it retains the standard PPS magazine well).
== M3A1 "Grease Gun" ==
What seems to be an M3A1 "Grease Gun" is very briefly seen in hands of an armed police constable in the climactic scene.
= Shotguns =
== Double Barreled Shotgun ==
George Cockstone (Dieter Borsche) and Ernest Hyliard (Wolfgang Lukschy) carry Double Barreled Shotguns when they go around the area around the hideout.
= Rifles and assault rifles =
== L1A1 ==
Several of Pohland's mentally controlled henchmen are armed with L1A1 rifles during the train robbery. In the climactic scene L1A1 rifles are widely used by the armed police constables.
== AK-47 / AKS-47 ==
AK-47 and/or AKS-47 assault rifles can be very briefly seen in hands of several armed constables in the climactic scene. Of course, such guns are radically alien for the UK police forces. This is the first appearance of the AK in any Western Bloc media.
== Unidentified rifles ==
Two rifles, most likely bolt-action guns, are seen in Pohland's hideout.
= Other Weapons =
== Mills Bomb ==
Mentally controlled police driver James (Jürgen Draeger) holds a Mills Bomb that is gived to him by Hyliard.
== Grenade Launcher (mockup) ==
A crude mockup of a grenade launcher (nothing more than a tube with a pistol grip) is used by an armed police constable in the climactic scene. This "weapon" is described as shooting gas grenades with sleeping gas.
== Fictional Hand Grenade ==
In the climactic scene Ernest Hyliard (Wolfgang Lukschy) holds a fictional ball hand grenade. When he is gunned down by Joe Wright (Klaus Kinski), the latter takes the grenade and uses it.
Category:Movie
Category:B&W
Category:Detective
Category:Crime
Category:Mystery
Category:Thriller
Category:German Produced/Filmed