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They Gave Him a Gun

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

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1937-05-07

Runtime: 94 mins

Director: W.S. Van Dyke

Spoken language: English

Genres: War, Crime, Drama

Original title: They Gave Him a Gun

Production Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Countries: United States of America

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