They Gave Him a Gun References They Gave Him a Gun film by Van Dyke [1937] Ask Anything Homework Help Written by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them. The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica Britannica AI Ask Anything Learn about this topic in these articles: W.S. Van Dyke/ Powell and Loy, Eddy and MacDonaldThey Gave Him a Gun (1937) combined several genres, notably war drama and film noir, as Tone portrayed a meek clerk who takes up a life of crime after serving in World War I, despite the best efforts of his friend (Tracy) to save him.… Read MoreThey Gave Him a Gun (1937) combined several genres, notably war drama and film noir, as Tone portrayed a meek clerk who takes up a life of crime after serving in World War I, despite the best efforts of his friend (Tracy) to save him.… Read More