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They Gave Him a Gun ()

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A World War I veteran who married the girlfriend of his presumed-dead war buddy falls into the racketeering business.
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Fred P. Willis
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Rose Duffy
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James 'Jimmy' Davis
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Sgt. Meadowlark
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Saxe (as Mary Lou Treen)
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Laro
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Judge
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ernie Alexander ...
Admiring Soldier (uncredited)
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Army Doctor (uncredited)
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Tall Soldier (uncredited)
John Lucky Ball ...
Carnival sword swallower (uncredited)
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Military Policeman (uncredited)
Eugene Borden ...
French Captain Pinning Medals (uncredited)
Frank Bruno ...
Gangster in Court (uncredited)
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Lieutenant (uncredited)
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Wounded Soldier (uncredited)
Thomas Carr ...
Aide (uncredited)
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Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Albert D'Arno ...
German Machine Gunner (uncredited)
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Cpl. Butler (uncredited)
Jerry Fletcher ...
Soldier (uncredited)
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Army Captain (uncredited)
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French General (uncredited)
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Turnkey (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
Nita Krebs ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Jimmie Lucas ...
Tubby (uncredited)
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Soldier (uncredited)
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Soldier (uncredited)
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Soldier (uncredited)
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French Captain (uncredited)
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Prison Inmate (uncredited)
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Army Captain (uncredited)
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Gangster in Court (uncredited)
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Hick Boy (uncredited)
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Bailiff (uncredited)
Richard Parker ...
German Machine Gunner (uncredited)
William Pawley ...
Gangster in Court (uncredited)
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Soldier (uncredited)
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Zigzag - French Girl (uncredited)
John Quillan ...
Soldier (uncredited)
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Doyle - Gangster (uncredited)
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Soldier (uncredited)
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Defense Attorney (uncredited)
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Comedy Soldier (uncredited)
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German Machine Gunner (uncredited)
George Turner ...
German Machine Gunner (uncredited)
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Shooting Gallery Attendant (uncredited)
Walter Voegler ...
German Machine Gunner (uncredited)
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Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
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German Captain (uncredited)
Carl Voss ...
German Machine Gunner (uncredited)
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German Machine Gunner (uncredited)
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Roustabout (uncredited)
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Toto - French Girl (uncredited)
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Sourpuss Soldier (uncredited)

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W.S. Van Dyke ... (as W.S. Van Dyke II)

Written by

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William J. Cowen ... (book) (as William Joyce Cowen)
 
Cyril Hume ... (screenplay) and
Richard Maibaum ... (screenplay) and
Maurice Rapf ... (screenplay)
 
Richard Boleslawski ... () (uncredited)
 
James M. Cain ... () (uncredited)
 
William J. Cowen ... () (uncredited)
 
Jules Furthman ... () (uncredited)

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Harry Rapf ... producer

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Sigmund Romberg

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Harold Rosson ... (photographed by)

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Ben Lewis

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Slavko Vorkapich ... montage

Art Direction by

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Cedric Gibbons

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Dolph Zimmer ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Harry McAfee ... associate art director
Edwin B. Willis ... associate art director
M.C. Bradley ... arranger of military props (uncredited)

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Douglas Shearer ... recording director

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Slavko Vorkapich ... special effects

Stunts

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Bob Davis ... stunts (uncredited)

Music Department

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Herman Hand ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Paul Marquardt ... orchestrator (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

Jimmy is drafted and ends up in Fred's troop on his way to Europe. Jimmy becomes vicious with his gun, wins a medal, and weds Fred's nurse girlfriend, Rose. Back home years later, Rose discovers Jimmy is a gangster, has him arrested, and finds a job in Fred's circus as Jimmy escapes, determined to kill Fred. Written by Ed Stephan

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Taglines The war is done...but the drama has just begun...as three face life and love and disaster on the battlefields of peace! (print ad - Lubbock Morning Avalanche - Tech Theatre -Lubbock, Texas- March 4, 1938) See more »
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Also Known As
  • On lui donna un fusil (France)
  • Le dieron un fusil (Spain)
  • Men gaf hem 'n geweer (Netherlands)
  • On lui donna un fusil (Belgium, French title)
  • De gav ham våben (Denmark)
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  • 94 min
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Trivia With the help of the U.S. government, the rifle range scene was for real. See more »
Goofs (at around 33 mins) As Saxe hands Rose a list of casualties with Fred on it, in the very next scene the list magically has disappeared from her hands. See more »
Soundtracks A Love Song of Long Ago See more »
Quotes Fred P. Willis: Jimmy, how did you ever get in this racket?
James 'Jimmy' Davis: [Cynical] What did you want me to be, a fifteen buck a week bookkeep?
Fred P. Willis: Well, this is sure a clean way of making a living.
James 'Jimmy' Davis: [laughs] You're forgetting they got medals for us in 1918.
Fred P. Willis: Yeah, and a kiss from a French general but this isn't the same.
James 'Jimmy' Davis: Yeah, that's a fact. Some of those German boys I wiped out were good guys. Around here, they're nothing but a bunch of hopped up monkeys.
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