

They Gave Him a Gun
DirectorW.S. Van Dyke
“Two Dramas of Cold-Blooded Violence and Smoldering Love combined into One Red-Hot GREAT Thrill Show”
With no other prospects, a World War I veteran puts the skills they taught him in the War to use.
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Cast

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)
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