The Treasure of Pancho Villa

Tom's distinctive machine gun is a Lewis gun. It was designed in the United States, but was primarily used by British forces in WW1 and WW2. It weighed 28 pounds (13 kg) and it's pan magazine on top could hold up to 97 rounds. The barrel is surrounded by a cooling shroud encasing aluminum fins that act as a heat sink. The allows Tom to fire the gun without burning his hand.

A Coca Cola sign is seen in the background during the bank robbery. The design is from a more modern period (1940s, rather than 1915).

Referenced in Screen Directors Playhouse: Cry Justice (1956)