They Gave Him a Gun (1937) - film review

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They Gave Him a Gun is an American crime film first released in 1937, directed by W.S. Van Dyke. The film stars Spencer Tracy, Gladys George, Franchot Tone, Edgar Dearing and Mary Treen. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Director: W.S. Van Dyke
Script: William J. Cowen, Cyril Hume, Richard Maibaum, Maurice Rapf
Photo: Harold Rosson
Music: Sigmund Romberg
Cast: Spencer Tracy (Fred P. Willis), Gladys George (Rose Duffy), Franchot Tone (James ’Jimmy’ Davis), Edgar Dearing (Sgt. Meadowlark), Mary Treen (Saxe), Cliff Edwards (Laro), Charles Trowbridge (Judge), Ernie Alexander (Admiring soldier), Hooper Atchley (Army doctor), Irving Bacon (Tall Soldier), Ward Bond (MP), Eugene Borden (French captain pinning medals), Frank Bruno (Gangster in court), Ralph Byrd (Wounded Soldier), Thomas Carr (Aide), George Chandler (Taxi driver), Albert D’Arno (German Machine Gunner), Edgar Edwards (Cpl. Butler), Jerry Fletcher (Soldier), Gavin Gordon (Army captain), Robert Graves (French general), Lew Kelly (Turnkey), Karl ’Karchy’ Kosiczky (Bit part), Nita Krebs (Bit part), Jimmie Lucas (Tubby), George Magrill (Soldier), Ralph Malone (Soldier), Frank Marlowe (Soldier), Alphonse Martell (French Captain), Horace McMahon (Prison inmate), Walter Miller (Army captain), Frank Moran (Gangster in court), Jack Murphy (Hick Boy), Frank O’Connor (Bailiff), Richard Parker (German Machine Gunner), William Pawley (Gangster in court), Steve Pendleton (Soldier), Nita Pike (Zigzag (French girl)), John Quillan (Soldier), Joe Sawyer (Doyle (gangster)), Charles Sherlock (Soldier), Milburn Stone (Defense attorney), Frank Sully (Comedy soldier), Jack Tornek (German Machine Gunner), George Turner (German Machine Gunner), Harry Tyler (Shooting Gallery Attendant), Emmett Vogan (Prosecuting Attorney), Wilhelm von Brincken (German Captain), Carl Voss (German Machine Gunner), Dick Wessel (German Machine Gunner), Ernest Whitman (Roustabout), Joan Woodbury (Toto (French girl)), Duke York (Sourpuss soldier)
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 94 min; B&W

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