AMERICAN GUNMAKER: The John M. Browning Story

John Browning was the most prolific gun inventor the world has ever known. Discover his remarkable life as Fess Parker spans three generations in telling this fascinating story. From the first of 44 patents for Winchester to supplying America all of it's automatic weapons in three world conflicts, John M. Browning was an inventive genius. With over 100 patents, Mr. Browning invented pistols, rifles, and shotguns for Winchester, Remington, Colt, Fabrique Nationale and others. He also designed automatic pistols, rifles, machine guns and cannons for Uncle Sam and many Allied countries. His inventive versitility and reliability has become legend.

"It is not thought that any other individual has contributed so much to the national security of this country as Mr. Browning in the development of our machine guns and our automatic weapons to a state of military efficiency surpassing that of all nations..."

Honorable Dwight F. Davis
Secretary of War 1926

Running time: 58 minutes

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Awards and/or Affiliations

1991 One-hour documentary, "AMERICAN GUNMAKER: The John M. Browning Story." Nationally televised on PBS in cooperation with the Browning Gun Museum.

1992 Rocky Mountain Emmy Nominee

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Credits

Written and Produced by LEE B. GROBERG

Program Host and Narrator FESS PARKER

Director of Photography T.C. CHRISTENSEN

Edited by

BILL LOWER, KUED CMX

MARK GOODMAN, Nu Skin Media, AVID

Music by KEM KRAFT

Arranged by ROGER LAMBSON

Sound Recording

DOUG CAMERON

JERRY MCCLURE

Additional Photography MARK GOODMAN & STEVEN L. HARRIS

Grip Services

LAIRD ROBERTS

ALAN OAKES

MATT BROTEN

BILL BRUSSARD

Production Assistant LAURI ESKELSON

Period Wardrobe SHARI OHMAN

Period Props RON BROWN

Makeup Greg T. Moon

Art

SHUNICHI YAMAMOTO

RICHARD SUTTER

Still Photography HILLS STUDIO/BOB HILLS

Film Transfer PYRAMID/RICK STEPHENSON

Animation VISUAL IZATT PRODUCTIONS

Post-Production Sound

SPECTRUM STUDIO/DON OLLIS

TELESCENE/JEFF HALL

Music Supervisor KEM KRAFT

Rerecording Mixer JEFF HALL

TALENT

Voice of John Browning ROBERT PETERSON

John Browning

DARREN F. GROBERG (1865)

DAVID LON ESKELSON (1887-1889)

DONAL J. REED (1911)

Matt Browning

KEITH MUNDEN

RANDY L. MCFARLAND

Ed Browning DOUGLAS MCFARLAND

Army General SHIRL K. FADEL

Colt Executives

KALY S. FADEL

JARED WINBORN

Army Man BARTON THACKER

Gun Club Members

RON BROWN

CLYDE HANCOCK

BARTON L. WILLIAMS

Missionary Companion RONALD REED

Gunshop Owner GORDON JOHNSON

Georgia Townspeople

JEANINE GROBERG

JONATHAN GROBERG

DAWNELL GROBERG

HOLLY GROBERG

DANIEL GROBERG

Flintlock Rifle Shooter

LEE ROBERTSON

Research Consultants

DR.RICHARD SADLER

COL. W. R. BETZ

DR. CLAUDE GAIER

HERB HOUZE

HARM WILLIAMS

KAZUO TSUTSUI

John M. Browning AMERICAN GUNMAKER

by Curt Gentry and John Browning

"Browning's Auto-5"

by Col. W. R. Betz

AMERICAN RIFLEMAN "The Genius of John M. Browning"

by Col. W. R. Betz

AMERICAN RIFLEMAN "The 9mms Firepower For The '9Os"

by Gary M. Brown

SHOOTING TIMES

Archival Photography Provided By:

IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM, LONDON

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

WEST POINT MILITARY ACADEMY

NATIONAL ARCHIVES, WASHINGTON DC

THE SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY

UTAH STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

UNION STATION

CONNECTICUT STATE LIBRARY

FABRIQUE NATIONALE D'ARMES DE GUERRE

REMINGTON FIREARMS COMPANY

WINCHESTER ARMS MUSEUM

UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY "NAVY NEWS THIS WEEK"

Paintings Courtesy Of:

NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTUION

John M. Browning by George Taggart

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY-SAINTS MUSEUM

Mormon Battalion by George Ottinger

Away To The Mountain Dell by George Ottinger

Winter Quarters by CCA Christensen

Seventies Hall by Al Rounds

Handcart Pioneers by CCA Christensen

Pioneers Crossing The Plains of Nebraska by CCA Christensen

Exodus To The West by CCA Christensen

WHITNEY GALLERY OF WESTERN ART, BUFFALO BILL HISTORICAL CENTER

Prospecting For Cattle Range by Frederic Remington

Fight For Waterhole by Olof Seltzer

When Law Dulls The Edge of Chance by Charles M. Russell

Attacking The Stagecoach by H.W. Hansen

Surprised In Camp by Philip R. Goodwin

The Last Drop by Charles Schreyvogel

WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

Brown's Fort by Farrell Collett

Bingham's Fort by Farrell Collett

Farr's Fort by Farrell Collett

Mound Fort by Farrell Collett

Ogden Fort by Farrell Collett

Cache Valley Rendezvous by Lee Parkinson

We gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of:

FORT BUENAVENTURA

UNION STATION

NAUVOO RESTORATION, INC.

ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL MUSEUM

OGDEN GUN CLUB

KOCHI GUN CLUB

BUFFALO BILL HISTORICAL CENTER

WINCHESTER ARMS MUSEUM

WHITNEY GALLERY OF WESTERN ART

MUSEE D'ARMES DE LIEGE

MARINE CORPS MUSEUM, QUANTICO, VIRGINIA

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY-SAINTS MUSUEM

SPRINGFIELD ARMORY

REMINGTON ARMS COMPANY, INC.

THE GOLDEN SPIKE ASSOCIATION

CITY OF NORTH OGDEN

CONNECTICUT STATE LIBRARY

WEBER COUNTY LIBRARY

WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY

PIONEER TRAILS STATE PARK

MIROKU FIREARMS MFG. COMPANY

THE SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY

UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY, "WEST POINT"

BROWNING ARMS COMPANY

U.S. REPEATING ARMS COMPANY "WINCHESTER"

FABRIQUE NATIONALE D'ARMES DE GUERRE

SHOOTING TIMES

AMERICAN RIFLEMAN

CAMP W.G. WILLIAMS; UTAH NATIONAL GUARD, Colonel Paul Hough

BROWNING FIREARMS MUSEUM; UNION STATION

FUNDING OR IN KIND CONSIDERATION FOR THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY THE FOLLOWING:

Amalgamated Sugar Company

Robert Ballantyne

Tom Ballantyne

Col. W.R. Reid Betz

Val A. Browning

Val A. Browning Foundation

The Browning Company

Monida Cummings

Louise Burton

Carol Dumke

George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation

W. Hague Ellis

Gene Browning Ellis

John Ellis

Matt B. Ellis

First Security Bank

KUED Channel Seven

Mr. and Mrs. John A. Lindquist

Mr. and Mrs. Allan M. Lipman, Jr.

Richard and Nancy Marriott

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Martino

Cathleen P. McDonald

Elizabeth McLeod

Miroku Firearms Company

Bert L.and LuLu M. Neal Foundation

Nu Skin International

Ralph Nye Foundation

Janica Pantone

Barbara Patterson

Barbara Prince

Beatrice Rice

Blanche B. Rich Family Foundation

Elizabeth and Ted Schmidt

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Selman

Donnell and Elizabeth Stewart

Union Station Foundation

Utah Humanities Council

Ginger Ellis Wallace

Weber State University Cultural Affairs Office

Weber State University Foundation

Special Appreciation And Thanks Is Given To:

JEANINE GROBERG

A Production Of:

GROBERG COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

MCMXCI All Rights Reserved

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A large number of individuals participated in the production of this film. Individuals listed above include: Alan Oakes; Al Rounds; Allan M. Lipman, Jr.; Barton L. Williams; Barton Thacker; Bill Brussard; Bill Lower; Bob Hills; Barbara Patterson; Barbara Prince; Beatrice Rice; Bert L. Neal; Blanche B. Rich; Cca Christensen; Clyde Hancock; Col. W. R. Betz; Carol Dumke; Cathleen P. Mcdonald; Charles M. Russell; Charles Schreyvogel; Col. W.R. Reid Betz; Curt Gentry; Daniel Groberg; Darren F. Groberg; David Lon Eskelson; Dawnell Groberg; Don Ollis; Donal J. Reed; Doug Cameron; Douglas Mcfarland; Dr. Claude Gaier; Dr. Richard Sadler; Daniel L. Martino; Dolores Dore Eccles; Donnell Stewart; Elizabeth Mcleod; Elizabeth Schmidt; Elizabeth Stewart; Fess Parker; Fred Selman; Frederic Remington; Gordon Johnson; Gene Browning Ellis; George Ottinger; George S. Eccles; George Taggart; Ginger Ellis Wallace; Greg T. Moon; H.W. Hansen; Harm Williams; Herb Houze; Holly Groberg; Jared Winborn; Jeanine Groberg; Jeanine Groberg; Jeff Hall; Jonathan Groberg; Janica Pantone; John A. Lindquist; John Browning; John Ellis; Kaly S. Fadel; Kazuo Tsutsui; Keith Munden; Kem Kraft; Laird Roberts; Lauri Eskelson; Lee B. Groberg; Lee Robertson; Lee Parkinson; Louise Burton; Lulu M. Neal; Mark Goodman; Matt Broten; Matt B. Ellis; Monida Cummings; Nancy Marriott; Olof Seltzer; Philip R. Goodwin; Randy L. Mcfarland; Richard Sutter; Rick Stephenson; Robert Peterson; Roger Lambson; Ron Brown; Ron Brown; Ronald Reed; Richard Marriott; Robert Ballantyne; Shari Ohman; Shirl K. Fadel; Shunichi Yamamoto; Steven L. Harris; T.C. Christensen; Ted Schmidt; Tom Ballantyne; Val A. Browning; W. Hague Ellis.
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