This Gun for Hire

This Gun for Hire

1942
1h 21m
7.0

7.0/10

188 votes • View on IMDb
Crime Thriller Mystery

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

Overview

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.

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Status: Released

Budget: $512,423

Revenue: $1,000,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

police hitman propaganda cat paranoia femme fatale film noir conspiracy black and white train hired killer police shootout nightclub performer murder mystery female magician

Quick Facts

Release Date April 24, 1942
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0035432

Cast

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

Victor Kilian
Victor Kilian

Drew

Patricia Farr
Patricia Farr

Ruby

Key Crew

Buddy G. DeSylva
Executive Producer
W.R. Burnett
Screenplay
Albert Maltz
Screenplay
Frank Tuttle
Director