They Gave Him a Gun
Two Dramas of Cold-Blooded Violence and Smoldering Love combined into One Red-Hot GREAT Thrill Show
1937 · 1h 34m · Approved
Crime, Drama, War
Directed by
W.S. Van Dyke
Overview
With no other prospects, a World War I veteran puts the skills they taught him in the War to use.
Director and cast
- W.S. Van Dyke Director
- Spencer Tracy as Fred P. Willis
- Gladys George as Rose Duffy
- Franchot Tone as James 'Jimmy' Davis
- Edgar Dearing as Sgt. Meadowlark
- Mary Treen as Saxe
- Cliff Edwards as Laro
- Charles Trowbridge as Judge
- Ernie Alexander as Admiring Soldier (uncredited)
- Hooper Atchley as Army Doctor (uncredited)
- Irving Bacon as Tall Soldier (uncredited)
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