They Gave Him a Gun
“Two Dramas of Cold-Blooded Violence and Smoldering Love combined into One Red-Hot GREAT Thrill Show”
- 1937
- 1h 34m
- NR
★ 6.7 TMDB Rating · 6 votes
With no other prospects, a World War I veteran puts the skills they taught him in the War to use.
- Director
- W.S. Van Dyke
- Release date
- May 7, 1937
- Original language
- English
- Origin
- United States
Cast of They Gave Him a Gun
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)
They Gave Him a Gun release dates by country
They Gave Him a Gun was released in cinemas on May 7, 1937 (United States).
| Country | In cinemas | Digital | Age rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | May 7, 1937 | — | — |
| Netherlands | Sep 17, 1937 | — | — |
| Denmark | Nov 8, 1937 | — | — |
| Finland | Nov 28, 1937 | — | — |
| France | Dec 16, 1937 | — | — |
| Belgium | Jan 14, 1938 | — | — |
| Sweden | Feb 7, 1938 | — | — |
| Portugal | Feb 8, 1938 | — | — |
| Spain | TV: Feb 18, 1979 | — | — |
Digital = first release online to rent, buy or stream. Dates as reported to TMDB.
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