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This Gun for Hire

NR
Movie
1942
1h 21m
English
Crime, Thriller, Mystery
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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7.5
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This Gun for Hire (1942) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
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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
Frank Ferguson
Albert Baker
Harry Shannon
Steve Finnerty
Charles C Wilson
Police Captain
Bernadene Hayes
Albert Baker's Secretary
Chester Clute
Rooming House Manager
Charles Arnt
Male Dressmaker
Earle S Dewey
Mr. Collins
Clem Bevans
Scissor Grinder
Lynda Grey
Gates' Secretary
Virita Campbell
Little Girl
George Anderson
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Don Barclay
Piano Player (uncredited)
Directed By: Frank Tuttle
Written By: W.R. Burnett (Screenplay), Graham Greene (Novel), + 1 more

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juliosoft says...
one year ago
Great film noir movie with a great performance by Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake who I had not seen them together until now and they have great chemistry together
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Buck Flower Sings says...
3 years ago
Strange little tale of mystery and intrigue. 6.5/10
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John Chard
6 years ago
I like Cats! So says the icy cold broken wrist killer!

Phillip Raven is a hit man of no obvious moral fibre, he literally will kill anyone for the right price. After fulfilling a contract for the chocolate munching Willard Gates, he finds himself pursued by the law on account that he was paid by More
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