The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1962)

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (German title Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse) is a 1962 German B&W crime thriller directed by Werner Klingler. This is the fourth installment in the Dr. Mabuse film series by CCC Films and a remake of Fritz Lang's famous eponymous 1933 film. Commissioner Lohmann (Gert Fröbe) investigates the crime activities, for which he sees the familiar modus operandi of Dr. Mabuse. But Mabuse is safely locked up in a mental hospital under the treatment of Prof. Pohland.
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= Revolvers =
== NHM Model 9 ==
NHM Model 9 revolvers are used by the gang boss Mortimer (Charles Regnier) and several of his men.
== Arminius HW-1 ==
Arminius HW-1 revolvers are used by Commissioner Lohmann (Gert Fröbe), his assistant Krüger (Harald Juhnke), Mortimer (Charles Regnier) and his gang, including Johnny Briggs (Helmut Schmid), Finger-breaker Jack (Claus Tinney), Eyeball Rolf (Alain Dijon), Collar Toni (Arthur Schilski), and police.
= Pistols =
== Luger P08 ==
Many uniformed police officers are armed with Luger P08 during the shootout with the gang.
== Walther PPK ==
What appears to be a Walther PPK is seen in hands of ganster Eyeball Rolf (Alain Dijon) during the robbery of a gold shipment and of a police officer during the shootout with the gang.
== Unidentified pistol ==
In one scene Mortimer (Charles Regnier) corners Flocke (Leon Askin) in the telephone booth, hands him a pocket pistol and orders to commit suicide. The pistol resembles the post-war version of Manufrance Le Francais with its typical fins on the top of the barrel, but the hinges of the tip-up barrel are positioned quite differently, and the pistol seems to lack the iron sights. Possibly this is some German blank-firing or gas-firing gun that are commonly used in 1960s films. According to the plot, the gun is a trap for a shooter, as the bullet is fired from the back of the pistol, so Flocke kills himself in an attempt to shoot Mortimer.
= Submachine Guns =
== M3A1 "Grease Gun" ==
During the robbery of a gold shipment, several gangsters and the security guards are armed with M3A1 "Grease Gun" submachine guns.
== Madsen M50 ==
In the same scene gangster Gulliver (Zeev Berlinsky) holds a Madsen M50 submachine gun.
== MP40 ==
An MP40 submachine gun is used by a gangster in police uniform during the bank robbery.
== PPS-43 ==
Another gangster in police uniform holds a PPS-43.
== Fictional submachine gun ==
Fictional submachine guns are seen in several scenes. Several props are used, no less than two. These guns have receivers similar to Sten but with more crude appearance, side mounted curved Sterling-like magazines (but curved in the opposite direction), skeleton stocks, perforated barrel shrouds with unusually positioned holes and multiple (four?) muzzles. Very bright flashes appear from one or the other muzzle with the rate of fire a shot in about a second or two.
= Other Weapons =
== Fictional gas grenade ==
During the heist of the diamond exchange, the gangsters use several tear gas hand grenades. They look too small for being real.
Category:Movie
Category:B&W
Category:Detective
Category:Crime
Category:Mystery
Category:Thriller
Category:German Produced/Filmed