CinemaOSMovie · 1942 · 1h 21m · NR
This Gun for Hire

A Lone Wolf…dynamite with a girl or a gun!

70%(200)IMDbCrimeThrillerMystery

Sadistic killer-for-hire Philip Raven becomes enraged when his latest job is paid off in marked bills. Vowing to track down his double-crossing boss, nightclub executive Gates, Raven sits beside Gates' lovely new employee, Ellen, on a train out of town. Although Ellen is engaged to marry the police lieutenant who's hunting down Raven, she decides to try and set the misguided hit man straight as he hides from the cops and plots his revenge.

Directed byFrank Tuttle

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 21m
Language
EN
Released
April 24, 1942
Budget
$512,423
Revenue
$1,000,000
Studios
Paramount Pictures

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This Gun for Hire trailer

This Gun for Hire trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Alan Ladd

Alan Ladd

Philip Raven

Veronica Lake

Veronica Lake

Ellen Graham

Robert Preston

Robert Preston

Det. Michael Crane

Laird Cregar

Laird Cregar

Willard Gates

Tully Marshall

Tully Marshall

Alvin Brewster

Marc Lawrence

Marc Lawrence

Tommy

Olin Howland

Olin Howland

Blair Fletcher

Roger Imhof

Roger Imhof

Senator Burnett

Pamela Blake

Pamela Blake

Annie

Frank Ferguson

Frank Ferguson

Albert Baker

Creative team
Directed by
Frank Tuttle
Frank Tuttle
Written by
W.R. Burnett
W.R. Burnett
Albert Maltz
Albert Maltz

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