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They Gave Him a Gun is a 1937 American crime drama film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and starring Spencer Tracy, Gladys George and Franchot Tone. The picture bears a resemblance to later films noir, with its dark theme regarding the struggles and failures of a man trying to take a criminal shortcut to the American dream.
They Gave Him a Gun: Directed by W.S. Van Dyke. With Spencer Tracy, Gladys George, Franchot Tone, Edgar Dearing. A World War I veteran who married the girlfriend of his presumed-dead war buddy falls into the racketeering business.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- W.S. Van Dyke
- 1937-05-07
They Gave Him a Gun. While serving in World War I, mild-mannered Jimmy (Franchot Tone) strikes up an unlikely friendship with outspoken Fred (Spencer Tracy), but an Army nurse named Rose...
- Drama
- Spencer Tracy
- W. S. Van Dyke II
Fred P. Willis, a carnival barker, meets Jimmy Davis, an insecure accountant, just as the two enter the army at the beginning of World War I. Jimmy has difficulty with army life, especially using a weapon. He wants to desert so that he won't have to kill anyone, but Fred slugs him, then later convinces him to stay on.
- W. S. Van Dyke Ii, Dolph Zimmer
- Spencer Tracy
Cyril Hume. With no other prospects, a World War I veteran puts the skills they taught him in the War to use.
They Gave Him a Gun is a 1937 American crime drama film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and starring Spencer Tracy, Gladys George, and Franchot Tone. The picture bears a resemblance to later films noir in its dark theme regarding the struggles and failures of a man trying to take a criminal shortcut to the American dream.
Apr 8, 2019 · Two ordinary young men are drafted into the Army during WW1, Fred (Tracy) and Jimmy (Tone), and they become best pals. Though a natural marksman, Jimmy is uncertain and rather timid, horrified at being trained to kill.
