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They Gave Him a Gun

1937
Directed byW.S. Van Dyke
1h 34m

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

CAST
Spencer TracyFred P. WillisGladys GeorgeRose DuffyFranchot ToneJames 'Jimmy' Davis
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Edgar Dearing
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Mary TreenSaxe
Cliff EdwardsLaro
Charles TrowbridgeJudge
Ernie AlexanderAdmiring Soldier (uncredited)
Hooper AtchleyArmy Doctor (uncredited)
Irving BaconTall Soldier (uncredited)
DETAILS
GENRES
WarCrimeDrama
STATUSReleased
RATING
6.2

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