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They Gave Him a Gun (1937)

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

Genre : War, Crime, Drama

Runtime : 1H 34M

Director : W.S. Van Dyke
Writer : Cyril Hume, Richard Maibaum, Maurice Rapf

Synopsis

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

Actors

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)

Crews

W.S. Van Dyke
W.S. Van Dyke
Director
William J. Cowen
William J. Cowen
Novel
Harry Rapf
Harry Rapf
Producer
Sigmund Romberg
Sigmund Romberg
Music
Ben Lewis
Ben Lewis
Editor
Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Slavko Vorkapich
Slavko Vorkapich
Special Effects
Harold Rosson
Harold Rosson
Director of Photography
Cyril Hume
Cyril Hume
Screenplay
Richard Maibaum
Richard Maibaum
Screenplay
Maurice Rapf
Maurice Rapf
Screenplay
Douglas Shearer
Douglas Shearer
Sound Director
Harry McAfee
Harry McAfee
Assistant Art Director
Edwin B. Willis
Edwin B. Willis
Assistant Art Director

Posters and backgrounds

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