They Gave Him a Gun (1937)
Jimmy is drafted and ends up in Fred's troop on his way to
Europe. Jimmy becomes viscious with his gun, wins a medal,
and weds Fred's nurse girlfriend Rose. Back home years later
Rose discovers Jimmy is a gangster, has him arrested, and finds
a job in Fred's circus as Jimmy escapes determined to kill Fred.
Directed by W.S. Van Dyke
Writing credits: William J. Cowen, Cyril Hume,
Richard Maibaum, Maurice Rapf
Cast:
Spencer Tracy .... Fred P. Willis
Gladys George .... Rose Duffy
Franchot Tone .... James 'Jimmy' Davis
Edgar Dearing .... Sgt. Meadowlark
Mary Treen .... Saxe (as Mary Lou Treen)
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
Produced by Harry Rapf
Original Music by Lee S. Roberts (song "[There Are] Smiles")
Non-Original Music by Sigmund Romberg (song "A Love Song of Long Ago"),
(song title uncredited) General Daniel Butterfield (song "Day is Done")
Cinematography by Harold Rosson
Film Editing by Ben Lewis
Art Direction by Cedric Gibbons
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Dolph Zimmer .... assistant director
Art Department Harry McAfee .... associate art director
Edwin B. Willis .... associate art director
Major M.C. Bradley .... arranger of military props
Sound Department Douglas Shearer .... recording director
Special Effects by Slavko Vorkapich .... special effects
Other crew Slavko Vorkapich .... montage
J. Will Callahan .... lyricist: "{There Are} Smiles", Gus Kahn .... lyricist: "A
Love Song of Long Ago"
Runtime: 94 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Black and White
Sound Mix: Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification: Finland:K-16 / USA:Approved (PCA #3262)
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