Strike First Freddy (Slå først Frede!)

Strike First Freddy (Slå først Frede!, also released in English as Operation Lovebirds) is a 1965 Danish spy comedy, James Bond spoof, directed by Erik Balling. Frede Hansen (Morten Grunwald), a prank items salesman, is mistaken for a secret service agent and kidnapped by the black leather clad thugs under the command of Kolick (Poul Bundgaard), the enforcer of mysterious Doctor Pax. But when Frede manages to escape, the real secret service Agent Smith (Ove Sprogøe) recruits him. Frede's first mission is to meet beautiful Sonja (Essy Persson), a dancer in a night club in Stockholm, who works for Dr. Pax.
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= Revolvers =
== Unidentified revolver ==
During the attempt to kill Frede in the train to Stockholm, one of the Kolick's henchmen holds a revolver. It is seen very briefly.
= Pistols =
== Frede's Pistol ==
When Smith (Ove Sprogøe) trains Frede Hansen (Morten Grunwald) for the role of a super agent, he equips Frede with a specially designed pistol that has two muzzles, one standard and another one in the rear of the slide. The pistol can fire from one or another muzzle, forwards or backwards, by switching a small lever to right or left. Smith's long, complicated lecture on how to use the gun makes Frede hesitage before shooting, as he sometimes confuses right and left. The screen gun seems to be a modified toy gun rather than a real weapon.
== SIG P210 ==
Agent Smith (Ove Sprogøe) carries a SIG P210 throughout the movie. P210 pistols are also used by numerous Kolick's henchmen and secret agents.
== Luger P08 ==
Kolick's henchmen use Luger P08 pistols in several scenes.
== FN Model 1906 ==
In the scene in the hotel in Stockholm, Smith finds out that a maid (Anne Mari Lie) carries a pocket pistol, hidden in the stocking. This is an original FN Model 1906 or one of its numerous clones.
= Submachine Guns =
== Husqvarna m/37-39 ==
Several of Kolick's henchmen carry Husqvarna m/37-39 submachine guns. Smith (Ove Sprogøe) takes a submachine gun from a guard in a climactic scene on Dr. Pax' island. Only a single item is seen at a time so probably a single prop is reused.
= Shotguns =
== Double Barreled Shotgun ==
A henchman, guarding captured Frede, is armed with a Double Barreled Shotgun.
= Rifles =
== Carl Gustaf m/41B ==
A henchman, guarding captured Sonja and Smith, holds a variant of 1896 Swedish Mauser. Judging by the shape of the front sight, this is a Carl Gustaf m/41B, a sniper version adopted after WWII, but without the sniper scope.
== Unidentified rifles ==
= Assault Rifles =
== Sturmgewehr 44 ==
One more weapon, used by Kolick's henchmen, is a Sturmgewehr 44. Again a single prop is likely reused throughout the movie.
= Machine Guns =
== MG42 ==
Kolick's henchmen use an MG42 in an attempt to assassinate Frede and Sonja.
== Kulspruta M/1936 ==
Three Kulspruta M/1936 machine guns, the Swedish version of the Browning M1917, identified by the spade grips, are deployed on Dr. Pax's island.
== Browning M2HB ==
Browning M2HBs in M45 Quadmount are also deployed on the island. Dr. Pax's enforcer Kolick (Poul Bundgaard) fires the machine gun in the climactic scene.
= Trivia =
== FN Model 1903 (Drawing) ==
During the animated opening credits, a fairly authentic drawing of an FN Model 1903 pistol appears. While the drawing lacks the FN logo on the grips, the medalion for the logo presents (the Swedish version Husqvarna m/1907 has the medalion of different shape, so the drawing is based on the original Belgian pistol).
== Toy Single Action Army Revolvers ==
In the opening scene on the ferry, a boy, dressed in Wild West style, carries a pair of toy Single Action Army revolvers.
== Gun Posters ==
Several gun posters are seen in the headquarters of the secret service. The drawings of SIG SG 510 and Heckler & Koch G3 are seen best; there are also the images of some machine guns.
The English poster for the release entitled Operation Lovebirds contains fairly good drawings of a Walther PPK and a Smith & Wesson revolver (the latter is mirrored as the magazine release is placed on wrong side of the frame).
== Missiles ==
Dr. Pax plans to use six missiles, guided by trained pigeons, to unleash the global war. The missiles, seen in the movie, are real Nike Hercules SAMs (the Danish military supported the filming and even provided the crew with the army training ground for filming large-scale explosions in the final scene).
Category:Movie
Category:Action Movie
Category:Comedy
Category:Espionage
Category:Danish Produced/Filmed