They Gave Him A Gun

They Gave Him A GunWorld War 1 battle action, gangster life, a love triangle and antiwar elements combine in They Gave Him a Gun, directed by WS. Van Dyke II (The Thin Man). As the story opens, worldly wise Fred takes naive Jimmy under his wing at boot camp, helping the gun shy youth he calls Hayseed adapt to the army. The two friends see action in the trenches, and Jimmy uses the marksmanship he developed to wipe out enemy machine gunners. Jimmy gets medals and Rose,

A young man with a love of horses

World War II is over

TV 's "The Wayans Bros

his elder sister

Gene Nelson

But what grabs interest now (and the attention of critics and studio execs then) is the presence of two dynamic stars

thanks to the aid of an ever-so-helpful local driver and guide

A fast-paced musical farce

and soon-to~be gossip columnist Hedda Hopper as a Santa Barbara socialite

setting in motion events that put Jimmy's marriage and life in the balance

Magically gifted boy Sasuke lives in peace

band singer Harriet Hilliard (The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet) and 14-year-old tap dancer Ann Miller (Kiss Me Kate)