This Gun for Hire
1942 · Movie · NR · 81 min · ★ 7.0
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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Details
- Years
- 1942
- Release date
- 1942-04-24
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 81 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (191 votes)
Themes
- police
- hitman
- propaganda
- cat
- paranoia
- femme fatale
- film noir
- conspiracy
- black and white
- train
- hired killer
- police shootout
- +3 more
Cast & crew
Alan Ladd
as Philip Raven
Veronica Lake
as Ellen Graham
Robert Preston
as Det. Michael Crane
Laird Cregar
as Willard Gates
Tully Marshall
as Alvin Brewster
Marc Lawrence
as Tommy
Olin Howland
as Blair Fletcher
Roger Imhof
as Senator Burnett
Pamela Blake
as Annie
Frank Ferguson
as Albert Baker
Directed by Frank Tuttle