They Gave Him a Gun
Two Dramas of Cold-Blooded Violence and Smoldering Love combined into One Red-Hot GREAT Thrill Show
Genres
Overview
With no other prospects, a World War I veteran puts the skills they taught him in the War to use.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
94 min
Release Date
1937-05-07
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
5
Vote Average
6.2
Spencer Tracy
Fred P. Willis
Gladys George
Rose Duffy
Franchot Tone
James 'Jimmy' Davis
Edgar Dearing
Sgt. Meadowlark
Mary Treen
Saxe
Cliff Edwards
Laro
Charles Trowbridge
Judge
Ernie Alexander
Admiring Soldier (uncredited)
Hooper Atchley
Army Doctor (uncredited)
Irving Bacon
Tall Soldier (uncredited)
Ward Bond
MP (uncredited)
Eugene Borden
French Captain Pinning Medals (uncredited)
Ralph Byrd
Wounded Soldier (uncredited)
Thomas Carr
Aide (uncredited)
George Chandler
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Albert D'Arno
German Machine Gunner (uncredited)
Edgar Edwards
Cpl. Butler (uncredited)
Jerry Fletcher
Soldier (uncredited)
Gavin Gordon
Army Captain (uncredited)
Lew Kelly
Turnkey (uncredited)
Karl 'Karchy' Kosiczky
Bit Part (uncredited)
Nita Krebs
Bit Part (uncredited)
Jimmie Lucas
Tubby (uncredited)
George Magrill
Soldier (uncredited)
Ralph Malone
Soldier (uncredited)
Frank Marlowe
Soldier (uncredited)
Alphonse Martell
French Captain (uncredited)
Horace McMahon
Prison Inmate (uncredited)
Walter Miller
Army Captain (uncredited)
Frank Moran
Gangster in Court (uncredited)
Jack Murphy
Hick Boy (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Bailiff (uncredited)
Richard Parker
German Machine Gunner (uncredited)
William Pawley
Gangster in Court (uncredited)
Steve Pendleton
Soldier (uncredited)
Nita Pike
Zigzag - French Girl (uncredited)
John Quillan
Soldier (uncredited)
Joe Sawyer
Doyle - Gangster (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock
Soldier (uncredited)
Milburn Stone
Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Frank Sully
Comedy Soldier (uncredited)
Jack Tornek
German Machine Gunner (uncredited)
George Turner
German Machine Gunner (uncredited)
Harry Tyler
Shooting Gallery Attendant (uncredited)
Walter Voegler
German Machine Gunner (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
Wilhelm von Brincken
German Captain (uncredited)
Carl Voss
German Machine Gunner (uncredited)
Dick Wessel
German Machine Gunner (uncredited)
Ernest Whitman
Roustabout (uncredited)
Joan Woodbury
Toto - French Girl (uncredited)
Duke York
Sourpuss Soldier (uncredited)
Robert Graves
French General (uncredited)
Frank Bruno
Gangster in Court (uncredited)
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