Carbine Williams is a 1952 American drama film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring James Stewart, Jean Hagen and Wendell Corey.

The film follows the life of its namesake, David Marshall Williams, who invented the operating principle for the M1 Carbine while in a North Carolina prison.

[2] The film follows the life of David Marshall Williams, who was a member of the Winchester team that invented the semi-automatic M1 Carbine used in World War II.

Williams was found distilling illegal moonshine, and was held responsible for the death of a sheriff's deputy during a raid on his still.

Williams was released from prison in 1929 and worked with Winchester Firearms on development of the M1 Carbine.