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This Gun for Hire

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

★ 7.0 TMDB Rating · 198 votes

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.

Director
Frank Tuttle
Release date
Apr 24, 1942
Original language
English
Origin
United States

Cast of This Gun for Hire

  • Portrait of Alan Ladd

    Alan Ladd

    Philip Raven

  • Portrait of Veronica Lake

    Veronica Lake

    Ellen Graham

  • Portrait of Robert Preston

    Robert Preston

    Det. Michael Crane

  • Portrait of Laird Cregar

    Laird Cregar

    Willard Gates

  • Portrait of Tully Marshall

    Tully Marshall

    Alvin Brewster

  • Portrait of Marc Lawrence

    Marc Lawrence

    Tommy

  • Portrait of Olin Howland

    Olin Howland

    Blair Fletcher

  • Portrait of Roger Imhof

    Roger Imhof

    Senator Burnett

  • Portrait of Pamela Blake

    Pamela Blake

    Annie

  • Portrait of Frank Ferguson

    Frank Ferguson

    Albert Baker

  • Portrait of Victor Kilian

    Victor Kilian

    Drew

  • Portrait of Patricia Farr

    Patricia Farr

    Ruby

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United States
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United Kingdom
Streaming on Channel 4
India
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Canada
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