Fresh
The film's thrilling bullet-laden finale, fast pace and lovely black-and-white photography more than makes up for some of the overt misogyny that was common in this genre and era.
Erik McCarthy, Minneapolis Star Tribune
This Gun for Hire
A Lone Wolf…dynamite with a girl or a gun!
1942 · 1h 21m · Passed
Crime, Thriller
Directed by
Frank Tuttle
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This Gun for Hire
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.
Director and cast
- Frank Tuttle Director
- 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 (as Olin Howlin)
- Roger Imhof as Senator Burnett
- Pamela Blake as Annie
- Frank Ferguson Cast
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