This Gun for Hire
173 reviews
Crime/Thriller
1h 21m
1942
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'...
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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.
- DirectorFrank Tuttle
- Release24 April 1942
- Genre
- Duration1h 21m
- Budget$512,423
- Revenue$1,000,000
- Rate173 reviews
- Productions
Paramount Pictures
Cast

Veronica Lake
Ellen Graham

Robert Preston
Det. Michael Crane

Laird Cregar
Willard Gates

Alan Ladd
Philip Raven

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 C. Wilson
Police Captain

Mikhail Rasumny
Slukey

Bernadene Hayes
Albert Baker's Secretary

Mary Davenport
Salesgirl

Chester Clute
Rooming House Manager

Charles Arnt
Male Dressmaker

Earle S. Dewey
Mr. Collins

Clem Bevans
Scissor Grinder

Virita Campbell
Little Girl

Don Barclay
Piano Player (uncredited)

Karin Booth
Waitress (uncredited)

Eddy Chandler
Demolition Foreman (uncredited)

Jack Cheatham
Policeman (uncredited)

Yvonne De Carlo
Showgirl at Neptune Club (uncredited)

Gordon De Main
Superintendent (uncredited)

Jim Farley
Night Watchman (uncredited)

Virginia Farmer
Maid in Dress Shop (uncredited)

Sam Harris
Man at Rehearsal (uncredited)

Harry Harvey
Passenger (uncredited)

Harry Hayden
Man in Restaurant Recognizing Gates (uncredited)

Charles Irwin
Old Irishman (uncredited)

Arthur Loft
Man who Bumps into Raven (uncredited)

George Magrill
Policeman (uncredited)

John Marston
Superintendent (uncredited)

Ivan Miller
Doorman (uncredited)

Charles R. Moore
Pullman Waiter (uncredited)

Pat O'Malley
Conductor (uncredited)

Sarah Padden
Mrs. Mason (uncredited)

Cyril Ring
Neptune Club Waiter (uncredited)

Julian Rivero
Man with Monkey (uncredited)

Tim Ryan
Weems, Guard (uncredited)

John Sheehan
Keever (uncredited)

Edwin Stanley
Police Captain at Train Station (uncredited)

Elliott Sullivan
Officer Glennon (uncredited)

Phil Tead
Machinist (uncredited)

Emmett Vogan
Police Sgt. Charlie Carlisle (uncredited)

Richard Webb
Young Man (uncredited)

Pat West
Janitor (uncredited)
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