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19421h 21mNREnglish

This Gun for Hire

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

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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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DirectorFrank Tuttle

Keywords

policehitmanpropagandacatparanoiafemme fatalefilm noirconspiracyblack and whitetrainhired killerpolice shootoutnightclub performermurder mysteryfemale magician
Budget$512K
Box Office$1M

Cast

Alan Ladd as Philip Raven

Alan Ladd

Philip Raven

Veronica Lake as Ellen Graham

Veronica Lake

Ellen Graham

Robert Preston as Det. Michael Crane

Robert Preston

Det. Michael Crane

Laird Cregar as Willard Gates

Laird Cregar

Willard Gates

Tully Marshall as Alvin Brewster

Tully Marshall

Alvin Brewster

Marc Lawrence as Tommy

Marc Lawrence

Tommy

Olin Howland as Blair Fletcher

Olin Howland

Blair Fletcher

Roger Imhof as Senator Burnett

Roger Imhof

Senator Burnett

Pamela Blake as Annie

Pamela Blake

Annie

Frank Ferguson as Albert Baker

Frank Ferguson

Albert Baker