They Gave Him a Gun (1937)
Overview
With no other prospects, a World War I veteran puts the skills they taught him in the War to use.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.047 |
Directed By
W.S. Van Dyke
Crew
Harry Rapf
Cedric Gibbons
W.S. Van Dyke
Sigmund Romberg
Slavko Vorkapich
William J. Cowen
Ben Lewis
Harold Rosson
Maurice Rapf
Harry McAfee
Douglas Shearer
Edwin B. Willis
Richard Maibaum
Cyril Hume
TOP 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 (uncredited)
Hooper Atchley
Army Doctor (uncredited)
Irving Bacon
Tall Soldier (uncredited)
Ward Bond
MP (uncredited)
Eugene Borden
French Captain Pinning Medals (uncredited)
Ralph Byrd
Wounded Soldier (uncredited)
Thomas Carr
Aide (uncredited)
George Chandler
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Albert D'Arno
German Machine Gunner (uncredited)
Edgar Edwards
Cpl. Butler (uncredited)
Jerry Fletcher
Soldier (uncredited)
Gavin Gordon
Army Captain (uncredited)
Lew Kelly
Turnkey (uncredited)
Karl 'Karchy' Kosiczky
Bit Part (uncredited)
Nita Krebs
Bit Part (uncredited)
Jimmie Lucas
Tubby (uncredited)
George Magrill
Soldier (uncredited)
Ralph Malone
Soldier (uncredited)
Frank Marlowe
Soldier (uncredited)
Alphonse Martell
French Captain (uncredited)
Horace McMahon
Prison Inmate (uncredited)
Walter Miller
Army Captain (uncredited)
Frank Moran
Gangster in Court (uncredited)
Jack Murphy
Hick Boy (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Bailiff (uncredited)
Richard Parker
German Machine Gunner (uncredited)
William Pawley
Gangster in Court (uncredited)
Steve Pendleton
Soldier (uncredited)
Nita Pike
Zigzag - French Girl (uncredited)
John Quillan
Soldier (uncredited)
Joe Sawyer
Doyle - Gangster (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock
Soldier (uncredited)
Milburn Stone
Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Frank Sully
Comedy Soldier (uncredited)
Jack Tornek
German Machine Gunner (uncredited)
George Turner
German Machine Gunner (uncredited)
Harry Tyler
Shooting Gallery Attendant (uncredited)
Walter Voegler
German Machine Gunner (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
Wilhelm von Brincken
German Captain (uncredited)
Carl Voss
German Machine Gunner (uncredited)
Dick Wessel
German Machine Gunner (uncredited)
Ernest Whitman
Roustabout (uncredited)
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