They Gave Him a Gun
1937 film by W. S. Van Dyke / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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They Gave Him a Gun is a 1937 American crime drama film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and starring Spencer Tracy, Gladys George and Franchot Tone. The picture bears a resemblance to later films noir, with its dark theme regarding the struggles and failures of a man trying to take a criminal shortcut to the American dream. The screenplay was written by Cyril Hume, Richard Maibaum and Maurice Rapf, based on the 1936 book of the same name by William J. Cowen.[2][3] On March 20, 1937, director W.S. Van Dyke "announced Henry Mahan was cast in 'They Gave Him A Gun', joining Sam Levene and Teddy Hart, the three swell comedians in the film version of Three Men on a Horse", but none of these actors appear in the final cut.[4]
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Directed by | W. S. Van Dyke |
Written by | Cyril Hume Richard Maibaum Maurice Rapf |
Based on | They Gave Him a Gun 1936 novel by William J. Cowen |
Produced by | Harry Rapf |
Starring | Spencer Tracy Gladys George Franchot Tone |
Cinematography | Harold Rosson |
Edited by | Ben Lewis |
Music by | Sigmund Romberg |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Loew's Inc. |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $606,000[1] |
Box office | $1,313,000[1] |