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They Gave Him a Gun

Directed by W.S. Van Dyke
1937    1h 34m    Not Rated
Crime, Drama, Romance,
6.325%
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Jimmy is drafted and ends up in Fred's troop on his way to Europe. Jimmy becomes vicious with his gun, wins a medal, and weds Fred's nurse girlfriend, Rose. Back home years later, Rose discovers Jimmy is a gangster, has him arrested, and finds a job in Fred's circus as Jimmy escapes, determined to kill Fred.
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Cast of They Gave Him a Gun
  • Spencer TracyFred P. Willis
  • Gladys GeorgeRose Duffy
  • Franchot ToneJames 'Jimmy' Davis
  • Edgar DearingSgt. Meadowlark
  • Mary TreenSaxe
  • Cliff EdwardsLaro
  • Charles TrowbridgeJudge
  • Ernie AlexanderAdmiring Soldier (uncredited)
  • Hooper AtchleyArmy Doctor (uncredited)
  • Irving BaconTall Soldier (uncredited)
  • Ward BondMP (uncredited)
  • Eugene BordenFrench Captain Pinning Medals (uncredited)
  • Ralph ByrdWounded Soldier (uncredited)
  • Thomas CarrAide (uncredited)
  • George ChandlerTaxi Driver (uncredited)
  • Albert D'ArnoGerman Machine Gunner (uncredited)
  • Edgar EdwardsCpl. Butler (uncredited)
  • Jerry FletcherSoldier (uncredited)
  • Gavin GordonArmy Captain (uncredited)
  • Lew KellyTurnkey (uncredited)
  • Karl 'Karchy' KosiczkyBit Part (uncredited)
  • Nita KrebsBit Part (uncredited)
  • Jimmie LucasTubby (uncredited)
  • George MagrillSoldier (uncredited)
  • Ralph MaloneSoldier (uncredited)
  • Frank MarloweSoldier (uncredited)
  • Alphonse MartellFrench Captain (uncredited)
  • Horace McMahonPrison Inmate (uncredited)
  • Walter MillerArmy Captain (uncredited)
  • Frank MoranGangster in Court (uncredited)
  • Jack MurphyHick Boy (uncredited)
  • Frank O'ConnorBailiff (uncredited)
  • Richard ParkerGerman Machine Gunner (uncredited)
  • William PawleyGangster in Court (uncredited)
  • Steve PendletonSoldier (uncredited)
  • Nita PikeZigzag - French Girl (uncredited)
  • John QuillanSoldier (uncredited)
  • Joe SawyerDoyle - Gangster (uncredited)
  • Charles SherlockSoldier (uncredited)
  • Milburn StoneDefense Attorney (uncredited)
  • Frank SullyComedy Soldier (uncredited)
  • Jack TornekGerman Machine Gunner (uncredited)
  • George TurnerGerman Machine Gunner (uncredited)
  • Harry TylerShooting Gallery Attendant (uncredited)
  • Walter VoeglerGerman Machine Gunner (uncredited)
  • Emmett VoganProsecuting Attorney (uncredited)
  • Wilhelm von BrinckenGerman Captain (uncredited)
  • Carl VossGerman Machine Gunner (uncredited)
  • Dick WesselGerman Machine Gunner (uncredited)
  • Ernest WhitmanRoustabout (uncredited)
  • Joan WoodburyToto - French Girl (uncredited)
  • Duke YorkSourpuss Soldier (uncredited)
  • Robert GravesFrench General (uncredited)
  • Frank BrunoGangster in Court (uncredited)
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