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Disguised as American serviceman "Franklin", a Russian soldier helped his colonels, Antonin Dovchenko and Irina Spalko, infiltrate Hangar 51 in 1957.

Biography

Franklin was one of the soldiers who accompanied Irina Spalko and Dovchenko to Hangar 51 in Nevada, disguised as an American soldier named Franklin. On the way there, he was goaded into a race with teenager Jimmy Keegan despite "Roosevelt"'s objections. When Indiana Jones made his bid for freedom, it was Franklin's machine gun that he grabbed with his whip and threw to Mac.

Later, Franklin accompanied "Lincoln" and "Hoover" to Doom Town searching for Indy. They heard the air raid siren and Lincoln yelled for them to come on, but as they drove away the nuclear shockwave destroyed their car, killing all three.

Personality and traits

Like his companions, Franklin was a soldier determined to serve the Soviet Special Forces and his nation. However, he also displayed a playful side as he took on the racing challenge set by some American teenagers lead by Jimmy Keegan despite his passenger's disapproval.

Behind the scenes

Franklin was played uncredited by stuntman Jon Braver in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Like many of the Soviet Special Forces who infiltrated Hangar 51, Franklin shares his name with a US president, in his case Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

According to his insignia, "Franklin" was pretending to be a corporal in the US Army.

The scene in Crystal Skull where Indiana Jones disarms Franklin originally included a gag in which Jones uses his whip to make Franklin shoot another soldier before taking his gun. While it was cut from the final edit of the film, this moment is retained in the film's novelization, comic book adaptation and junior novel.^[1] Rehearsal footage for the scene was included in the featurette Production Diary: Making of "The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull".^[2]

Appearances

Notes and references

[1] Indiana Jones 4 - Deleted Scenes at TheRaider.net

[2] Production Diary: Making of "The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull"

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-Disguised as [[United States of America|American]] serviceman '''"Franklin"''', a [[Russia]]n soldier helped his [[Colonel]]s, [[Antonin Dovchenko]] and [[Irina Spalko]], infiltrate [[Hangar 51]] in [[1957]].
+Disguised as [[United States of America|American]] serviceman '''"Franklin"''', a [[Russia]]n soldier helped his [[colonel]]s, [[Antonin Dovchenko]] and [[Irina Spalko]], infiltrate [[Hangar 51]] in [[1957]].
 ==Biography==
-In [[1957]], Franklin was one of the soldiers disguised as U.S. military soldiers who accompanied [[Irina Spalko]] and [[Antonin Dovchenko]] to [[Hangar 51]] in [[Nevada]], [[United States of America]] in search of the [[Roswell remains]]. Before went to the U.S., Franklin and his comrades lead by Dovchenko kidnapped American [[archaeologist]] [[Indiana Jones]] and his companion [[George McHale]], as Jones was the only one who could help them. On the way to Hangar 51, he was goaded into a race with teenager [[Jimmy Keegan]] and his friends despite "[[Roosevelt]]"'s objections. Once at Hangar 51 following the execution of [[Sergeant]] [[Jimmy Wycroft]] and his MPs, Jones and McHale were released. After Jones helped Spalko and her Soviets in finding the Roswell remains, he made his bid for freedom, and it was Franklin's machine gun the one he grabbed with his [[whip]] and threw to his friend Mac, who betrayed him.<ref name="KotCS">''[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]''</ref>
+Franklin was one of the soldiers who accompanied [[Irina Spalko]] and Dovchenko to [[Hangar 51]] in [[Nevada]], disguised as an American soldier named Franklin. On the way there, he was goaded into a race with teenager [[Jimmy Keegan]] despite "[[Roosevelt]]"'s objections. When [[Indiana Jones]] made his bid for freedom, it was Franklin's machine gun that he grabbed with his whip and threw to [[George McHale|Mac]].
-After Jones' escape, the next day, Franklin accompanied "[[Lincoln]]" and "[[Hoover]]" to [[Doom Town]] searching for Indy under the orders of Dovchenko. However, once there, they heard the air raid siren and Lincoln yelled for them to come on realizing that they were present in a fake town in which a nuclear bomb was to be tested, leaving Jones to die there. Unfortunately for Franklin and his fellow Soviets, the speed of their vehicle wasn't enough to escape on time from the atomic blast. When the nuclear shockwave hit their car, the last thing which Franklin and his fellows ever saw prior beign incinerated was a [[King Cool refrigerator|certain frigde]]. What Franklin and his comrades would never know was that inside the fridge, there was Jones hidden, who ultimately survived the explosion thanks to the lead-lined fridge.<ref name="KotCS" />
+Later, Franklin accompanied "[[Lincoln]]" and "[[Hoover]]" to [[Doom Town]] searching for Indy. They heard the air raid siren and Lincoln yelled for them to come on, but as they drove away the nuclear shockwave destroyed their car, killing all three.
 ==Personality and traits==
-Like his companions, Franklin was a soldier determined to serve the [[Soviet Special Forces]] and [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics|his nation]]. However, he also displayed a playful side as he took on the racing challenge set by some [[United States of America|American]] teenagers lead by [[Jimmy Keegan]] despite [[Roosevelt|his passenger's]] disapproval.<ref name="KotCS" />
+Like his companions, Franklin was a soldier determined to serve the [[Soviet Special Forces]] and [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics|his nation]]. However, he also displayed a playful side as he took on the racing challenge set by some [[United States of America|American]] teenagers lead by [[Jimmy Keegan]] despite [[Roosevelt|his passenger's]] disapproval.
 ==Behind the scenes==
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 According to his insignia, "Franklin" was pretending to be a [[corporal]] in the US Army.
-The scene in ''Crystal Skull'' where [[Indiana Jones]] disarms Franklin originally included a gag in which Jones uses his [[whip]] to make Franklin fatally shoot [[Adams|another soldier]] before taking his gun. While it was cut from the final edit of the film, this moment is retained in the [[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (novel)|film's novelization]], [[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (comic)|comic book adaptation]] and [[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (junior novelization)|junior novel]].<ref>[http://www.theraider.net/films/indy4/deleted_scenes.php Indiana Jones 4 - Deleted Scenes] at [[TheRaider.net]]</ref> Rehearsal footage for the scene was included in the featurette ''[[Production Diary: Making of "The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull"]]''.<ref>''[[Production Diary: Making of "The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull"]]''</ref>
+The scene in ''Crystal Skull'' where [[Indiana Jones]] disarms Franklin originally included a gag in which Jones uses his [[whip]] to make Franklin shoot [[Adams|another soldier]] before taking his gun. While it was cut from the final edit of the film, this moment is retained in the [[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (novel)|film's novelization]], [[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (comic)|comic book adaptation]] and [[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (junior novelization)|junior novel]].<ref>[http://www.theraider.net/films/indy4/deleted_scenes.php Indiana Jones 4 - Deleted Scenes] at [[TheRaider.net]]</ref> Rehearsal footage for the scene was included in the featurette ''[[Production Diary: Making of "The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull"]]''.<ref>''[[Production Diary: Making of "The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull"]]''</ref>
 ==Appearances==