This Gun for Hire (1942)

About This Movie

This Gun for Hire is a 1942 crime and thriller film directed by Frank Tuttle. Its leading cast includes Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake and Robert Preston. It runs for 1 hour 21 minutes.

Synopsis

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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Trailer

This Gun for Hire trailer · plays from YouTube

Cast

• Alan Ladd Philip Raven
• Veronica Lake Ellen Graham
• Robert Preston Det. Michael Crane
• Laird Cregar Willard Gates
• Tully Marshall Alvin Brewster
• Marc Lawrence Tommy
• Olin Howland Blair Fletcher
• Roger Imhof Senator Burnett
• Pamela Blake Annie
• Frank Ferguson Albert Baker
• Victor Kilian Drew
• Patricia Farr Ruby
• Harry Shannon Steve Finnerty
• Charles Cahill Wilson Police Captain
• Mikhail Rasumny Slukey
• Bernadene Hayes Albert Baker's Secretary
• Mary Davenport Salesgirl
• Chester Clute Rooming House Manager