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They Gave Him a Gun
They Gave Him a Gun

They Gave Him a Gun

Two Dramas of Cold-Blooded Violence and Smoldering Love combined into One Red-Hot GREAT Thrill Show

Genres

WarCrimeDrama

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With no other prospects, a World War I veteran puts the skills they taught him in the War to use.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

94 mins

Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

07 May 1937

Country

United States of America

Cast

Spencer Tracy

Spencer Tracy

Fred P. Willis

Gladys George

Gladys George

Rose Duffy

Franchot Tone

Franchot Tone

James 'Jimmy' Davis

Edgar Dearing

Edgar Dearing

Sgt. Meadowlark

Mary Treen

Mary Treen

Saxe

Cliff Edwards

Cliff Edwards

Laro

Charles Trowbridge

Charles Trowbridge

Judge

Ernie Alexander

Ernie Alexander

Admiring Soldier (uncredited)

Hooper Atchley

Hooper Atchley

Army Doctor (uncredited)

Irving Bacon

Irving Bacon

Tall Soldier (uncredited)

Ward Bond

Ward Bond

MP (uncredited)

Eugene Borden

Eugene Borden

French Captain Pinning Medals (uncredited)

Ralph Byrd

Ralph Byrd

Wounded Soldier (uncredited)

Thomas Carr

Thomas Carr

Aide (uncredited)

George Chandler

George Chandler

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Albert D'Arno

Albert D'Arno

German Machine Gunner (uncredited)

Edgar Edwards

Edgar Edwards

Cpl. Butler (uncredited)

Jerry Fletcher

Jerry Fletcher

Soldier (uncredited)

Gavin Gordon

Gavin Gordon

Army Captain (uncredited)

Lew Kelly

Lew Kelly

Turnkey (uncredited)

Karl 'Karchy' Kosiczky

Karl 'Karchy' Kosiczky

Bit Part (uncredited)

Nita Krebs

Nita Krebs

Bit Part (uncredited)

Jimmie Lucas

Jimmie Lucas

Tubby (uncredited)

George Magrill

George Magrill

Soldier (uncredited)

Ralph Malone

Ralph Malone

Soldier (uncredited)

Frank Marlowe

Frank Marlowe

Soldier (uncredited)

Alphonse Martell

Alphonse Martell

French Captain (uncredited)

Horace McMahon

Horace McMahon

Prison Inmate (uncredited)

Walter Miller

Walter Miller

Army Captain (uncredited)

Frank Moran

Frank Moran

Gangster in Court (uncredited)

Jack Murphy

Jack Murphy

Hick Boy (uncredited)

Frank O'Connor

Frank O'Connor

Bailiff (uncredited)

Richard Parker

Richard Parker

German Machine Gunner (uncredited)

William Pawley

William Pawley

Gangster in Court (uncredited)

Steve Pendleton

Steve Pendleton

Soldier (uncredited)

Nita Pike

Nita Pike

Zigzag - French Girl (uncredited)

John Quillan

John Quillan

Soldier (uncredited)

Joe Sawyer

Joe Sawyer

Doyle - Gangster (uncredited)

Charles Sherlock

Charles Sherlock

Soldier (uncredited)

Milburn Stone

Milburn Stone

Defense Attorney (uncredited)

Frank Sully

Frank Sully

Comedy Soldier (uncredited)

Jack Tornek

Jack Tornek

German Machine Gunner (uncredited)

George Turner

George Turner

German Machine Gunner (uncredited)

Harry Tyler

Harry Tyler

Shooting Gallery Attendant (uncredited)

Walter Voegler

Walter Voegler

German Machine Gunner (uncredited)

Emmett Vogan

Emmett Vogan

Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)

Wilhelm von Brincken

Wilhelm von Brincken

German Captain (uncredited)

Carl Voss

Carl Voss

German Machine Gunner (uncredited)

Dick Wessel

Dick Wessel

German Machine Gunner (uncredited)

Ernest Whitman

Ernest Whitman

Roustabout (uncredited)

Joan Woodbury

Joan Woodbury

Toto - French Girl (uncredited)

Duke York

Duke York

Sourpuss Soldier (uncredited)

Robert Graves

Robert Graves

French General (uncredited)

Frank Bruno

Frank Bruno

Gangster in Court (uncredited)

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