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They Gave Him a Gun

They Gave Him a Gun

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World War 1 battle action, gangster life, a love triangle and antiwar elements combine in They Gave Him a Gun, directed by WS. Van Dyke II (The Thin Man). As the story opens, worldly-wise Fred takes naive Jimmy under his wing at boot camp, helping the gun-shy youth he calls Hayseed adapt to the army. The two friends see action in the trenches, and Jimmy uses the marksmanship he developed to wipe out enemy machine gunners. Jimmy gets medals... and Rose, the nurse who agrees to marry Jimmy after she erroneously believes Fred has been killed in battle. Postwar, Jimmy is no longer reticent about guns and secretly is a mob hit man. Then Fred inadvertently encounters his old army pal, setting in motion events that put Jimmy's marriage and life in the balance. Spencer Tracy gives a firm, compelling performance as Fred; Franchot Tone plays Jimmy, and, in a role that mirrors her later work in The Roaring Twenties, Gladys George is Rose.

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Title: They Gave Him a Gun
Genre: Mystery / Suspense, Film Noir
Starring: Spencer Tracy, Gladys George, Franchot Tone
Director: W. S. Van Dyke II
Attributes: Manufactured on Demand, Full Frame, Black & White, Mono Sound
Release Date: 2/3/2015
Original Year: 1937
Product Type: DVD
Rated: NR
Catalog #: 1000547540
UPC: 888574142599
Item #: 1466509X

Technical Information

Street Date: 2/3/2015
Original Language: ENG
Closed Caption: No
Run Time: 94 minutes
Studio: Warner Archives