This Gun for Hire (1942)

04/24/1942 (US) • 1h 21m

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.

Top Billed Cast

Veronica Lake

Ellen Graham

Robert Preston

Det. Michael Crane

Laird Cregar

Willard Gates

Alan Ladd

Philip Raven

Tully Marshall

Alvin Brewster

Olin Howland

Blair Fletcher

Roger Imhof

Senator Burnett


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$512,423.00

Revenue

$1,000,000.00

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

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