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They Gave Him A Gun

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Initial release May 7, 1937
Directors W. S. Van Dyke
Box office1. 313 million USD
Budget606,000 USD
Screenplay Cyril Hume
Maurice Rapf
Richard Maibaum
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Date of Upd.
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About 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 (Gladys George) comes between them. While Fred ends up in a POW camp, Jimmy makes a courageous turn in battle, thus winning Rose's love. Unfortunately, after the war ends, Jimmy still yearns for the thrill of combat. Without an outlet, it isn't long before he willingly enters the seedy criminal underbelly of New York City. …

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