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Movie

They Gave Him a Gun

Released: May 7, 1937 (1937)

Runtime: 94 minutes

Genres: War, Crime, Drama

With no other prospects, a World War I veteran puts the skills they taught him in the War to use.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Charles Trowbridge as Judge
Age at release: 55
Hooper Atchley as Army Doctor (uncredited)
Age at release: 50
Ernie Alexander as Admiring Soldier (uncredited)
Age at release: 47
Edgar Dearing as Sgt. Meadowlark
Age at release: 44
Irving Bacon as Tall Soldier (uncredited)
Age at release: 43
Cliff Edwards as Laro
Age at release: 41
Spencer Tracy as Fred P. Willis
Age at release: 37
Gladys George as Rose Duffy
Age at release: 36
Franchot Tone as James 'Jimmy' Davis
Age at release: 32
Mary Treen as Saxe
Age at release: 30

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Lew Kelly as Turnkey (uncredited)
Age at release: 57
Frank Moran as Gangster in Court (uncredited)
Age at release: 50
Alphonse Martell as French Captain (uncredited)
Age at release: 47
Walter Miller as Army Captain (uncredited)
Age at release: 45
Eugene Borden as French Captain Pinning Medals (uncredited)
Age at release: 40
George Chandler as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Age at release: 38
George Magrill as Soldier (uncredited)
Age at release: 37
Gavin Gordon as Army Captain (uncredited)
Age at release: 36
Jerry Fletcher as Soldier (uncredited)
Age at release: 35
Ward Bond as MP (uncredited)
Age at release: 34
Frank Marlowe as Soldier (uncredited)
Age at release: 33
Albert D'Arno as German Machine Gunner (uncredited)
Age at release: 31
Horace McMahon as Prison Inmate (uncredited)
Age at release: 30
Ralph Byrd as Wounded Soldier (uncredited)
Age at release: 28
Jack Murphy as Hick Boy (uncredited)
Age at release: 26
Edgar Edwards as Cpl. Butler (uncredited)
Age at release: 25
Karl 'Karchy' Kosiczky as Bit Part (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
Nita Krebs as Bit Part (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
Jimmie Lucas as Tubby (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
Ralph Malone as Soldier (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown