They Gave Him a Gun

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

Duration: 94 min
Release date: 1937-05-07
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With no other prospects, a World War I veteran puts the skills they taught him in the War to use.

War Crime Drama

They Gave Him a Gun

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