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  • They Gave Him a Gun (1937)
  • Passed
    94 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
They Gave Him a Gun (1937)
Passed
94 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A World War I veteran who married the girlfriend of his presumed-dead war buddy falls into the racketeering business.
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Director
W.S. Van Dyke (as W.S. Van Dyke II)
Writers
William J. Cowen (book) (as William Joyce Cowen) | Cyril Hume (screenplay) | Richard Maibaum (screenplay) | Maurice Rapf (screenplay)
Producer
Composer
Cinematographer
Harold Rosson (photographed by)
Editor
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Status
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Updated May 7, 1937

Release date
May 7, 1937 (United States)

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Cast

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56 cast members
Name Known for
Spencer Tracy
Fred P. Willis Fred P. Willis   See fewer
Gladys George
Rose Duffy Rose Duffy   See fewer
Franchot Tone
James 'Jimmy' Davis James 'Jimmy' Davis   See fewer
Edgar Dearing
Sgt. Meadowlark Sgt. Meadowlark   See fewer
Mary Treen
Saxe (as Mary Lou Treen) Saxe (as Mary Lou Treen)   See fewer
Ernie Alexander
Admiring Soldier (uncredited) Admiring Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Hooper Atchley
Army Doctor (uncredited) Army Doctor (uncredited)   See fewer
Irving Bacon
Tall Soldier (uncredited) Tall Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
John Lucky Ball
Carnival sword swallower (uncredited) Carnival sword swallower (uncredited)   See fewer
Ward Bond
Military Policeman (uncredited) Military Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Eugene Borden
French Captain Pinning Medals (uncredited) French Captain Pinning Medals (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Bruno
Gangster in Court (uncredited) Gangster in Court (uncredited)   See fewer
Francis X. Bushman Jr.
Lieutenant (uncredited) Lieutenant (uncredited)   See fewer
Ralph Byrd
Wounded Soldier (uncredited) Wounded Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Thomas Carr
Aide (uncredited) Aide (uncredited)   See fewer
George Chandler
Taxi Driver (uncredited) Taxi Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
Albert D'Arno
German Machine Gunner (uncredited) German Machine Gunner (uncredited)   See fewer
Edgar Edwards
Cpl. Butler (uncredited) Cpl. Butler (uncredited)   See fewer
Jerry Fletcher
Soldier (uncredited) Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Gavin Gordon
Army Captain (uncredited) Army Captain (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Graves
French General (uncredited) French General (uncredited)   See fewer
Lew Kelly
Turnkey (uncredited) Turnkey (uncredited)   See fewer
Karl 'Karchy' Kosiczky
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Nita Krebs
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Jimmie Lucas
Tubby (uncredited) Tubby (uncredited)   See fewer
George Magrill
Soldier (uncredited) Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Ralph Malone
Soldier (uncredited) Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Marlowe
Soldier (uncredited) Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Alphonse Martell
French Captain (uncredited) French Captain (uncredited)   See fewer
Horace McMahon
Prison Inmate (uncredited) Prison Inmate (uncredited)   See fewer
Walter Miller
Army Captain (uncredited) Army Captain (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Moran
Gangster in Court (uncredited) Gangster in Court (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Murphy
Hick Boy (uncredited) Hick Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank O'Connor
Bailiff (uncredited) Bailiff (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Parker
German Machine Gunner (uncredited) German Machine Gunner (uncredited)   See fewer
William Pawley
Gangster in Court (uncredited) Gangster in Court (uncredited)   See fewer
Steve Pendleton
Soldier (uncredited) Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Nita Pike
Zigzag - French Girl (uncredited) Zigzag - French Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
John Quillan
Soldier (uncredited) Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Joe Sawyer
Doyle - Gangster (uncredited) Doyle - Gangster (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Sherlock
Soldier (uncredited) Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Milburn Stone
Defense Attorney (uncredited) Defense Attorney (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Sully
Comedy Soldier (uncredited) Comedy Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Tornek
German Machine Gunner (uncredited) German Machine Gunner (uncredited)   See fewer
George Turner
German Machine Gunner (uncredited) German Machine Gunner (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Tyler
Shooting Gallery Attendant (uncredited) Shooting Gallery Attendant (uncredited)   See fewer
Walter Voegler
German Machine Gunner (uncredited) German Machine Gunner (uncredited)   See fewer
Emmett Vogan
Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited) Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)   See fewer
Wilhelm von Brincken
German Captain (uncredited) German Captain (uncredited)   See fewer
Carl Voss
German Machine Gunner (uncredited) German Machine Gunner (uncredited)   See fewer
Dick Wessel
German Machine Gunner (uncredited) German Machine Gunner (uncredited)   See fewer
Ernest Whitman
Roustabout (uncredited) Roustabout (uncredited)   See fewer
Joan Woodbury
Toto - French Girl (uncredited) Toto - French Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Duke York
Sourpuss Soldier (uncredited) Sourpuss Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
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