I fell in love with this movie since I discovered it, several decades ago. This is an anti hero topic, with Franchot Tone in this role. A dark, pessimistic tale for this period. It is a bit a shame that Spence Tracy steals the game from Tone. But Tone is not the classic bad guy, far from that, he remains the most interesting character of this tale, where the evolution of his character is not very usual for a Hollywood movie. The Tracy's one was essential to make this film accceptable for the audiences, to counterbalance the Franchot Tone's character; that's my opinion. Franchot Tone was not midcast, unlike what said another reviewer.
Review of They Gave Him a Gun
