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Photographic print is damaged. Photograph caption dated February 26, 1960 reads, "Rodd Redwing, left, Hollywood's top gun expert and shooting instructor, shows actor Mel Torme way to flip Colt. 45. Redwing coached Torme for new Paramount picture 'Walk Like a Dragon' in which he plays part of Western gunfighter. Mel Torme is also a collector of rare firearms and well known shooter."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Redwing, Rodd,--1904-1971 Torme´, Mel,--1925-1999 Paramount Pictures Corporation Pistol shooting--California--Los Angeles Colt firearms Firearms--California--Los Angeles Costumes Motion picture actors and actresses--United States Motion picture studios--California--Los Angeles Bicycles--California--Los Angeles Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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