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This Gun for Hire

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

★ 7.0 / 10 (201 votes)April 24, 194281 minEN
CrimeThriller

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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Movie facts

Release dateApril 24, 1942
StatusReleased
Runtime81 min
Rating★ 7.0 / 10
CertificationNR
Original languageEnglish
CountryUnited States of America
Budget$512,423
Revenue$1,000,000
ProductionParamount Pictures
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Crew

Director

Frank Tuttle

Writers

W.R. Burnett, Albert Maltz

CINEHOOK / CAST

Cast

Alan LaddAlan LaddPhilip Raven
Veronica LakeVeronica LakeEllen Graham
Robert PrestonRobert PrestonDet. Michael Crane
Laird CregarLaird CregarWillard Gates
Tully MarshallTully MarshallAlvin Brewster
Marc LawrenceMarc LawrenceTommy
Olin HowlandOlin HowlandBlair Fletcher
Roger ImhofRoger ImhofSenator Burnett
Pamela BlakePamela BlakeAnnie
Frank FergusonFrank FergusonAlbert Baker
Victor KilianVictor KilianDrew
Patricia FarrPatricia FarrRuby
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