This Gun for Hire
📖 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.
🎥 Production Details
- Tagline
- “A Lone Wolf…dynamite with a girl or a gun!”
- Release Status
- Released
- Genres
- Crime, Thriller, Mystery
- Director
- Frank Tuttle
- Original Language
- EN
🎭 Cast
Alan LaddPhilip Raven
Veronica LakeEllen Graham
Robert PrestonDet. Michael Crane
Laird CregarWillard Gates
Tully MarshallAlvin Brewster
Marc LawrenceTommy
Olin HowlandBlair Fletcher
Roger ImhofSenator Burnett
Pamela BlakeAnnie
Frank FergusonAlbert Baker🎬 Similar Movies
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
- What is This Gun for Hire about?
- 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.
- Who directed This Gun for Hire?
- This Gun for Hire was directed by Frank Tuttle.
- When was This Gun for Hire released?
- This Gun for Hire was released on April 24, 1942.
- How long is This Gun for Hire?
- This Gun for Hire has a runtime of 1h 21m.
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