About the film
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This Gun for Hire
Release Date: April 24, 1942
| Year | : | 1942 |
| Slogan | : | «Lover without a heart...killer without a conscience!» |
| Genres | : | Crime, Mystery, Thriller |
| Production Companies | : | Paramount |
| Director | : | Frank Tuttle |
| Producers | : | Buddy G. DeSylva, Richard Blumenthal, Teet Carle |
| Writers | : | Graham Greene, Albert Maltz, W.R. Burnett |
| RunTime | : | 81 mins. |
| Budget | : | 512423 |
| Revenue | : | 1000000 |
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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Main Actors
Veronica Lake
Character : Ellen Graham
Alan Ladd
Character : Philip Raven
Robert Preston
Character : Det. Michael Crane
Laird Cregar
Character : Willard Gates
Tully Marshall
Character : Alvin Brewster
Marc Lawrence
Character : Tommy
Olin Howland
Character : Blair Fletcher
Roger Imhof
Character : Senator Burnett
Pamela Blake
Character : Annie
Frank Ferguson
Character : Albert Baker
Victor Kilian
Character : Drew
Patricia Farr
Character : Ruby
Harry Shannon
Character : Steve Finnerty
Charles C. Wilson
Character : Police Captain
Mikhail Rasumny
Character : Slukey
Bernadene Hayes
Character : Albert Baker's Secretary
Mary Davenport
Character : Salesgirl
Chester Clute
Character : Rooming House Manager
Charles Arnt
Character : Male Dressmaker
Earle S. Dewey
Character : Mr. Collins
Clem Bevans
Character : Scissor Grinder
Lynda Grey
Character : Gates' Secretary
Virita Campbell
Character : Little Girl
George Anderson
Character : Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Don Barclay
Character : Piano Player (uncredited)
Jack Baxley
Character : Innocent Dupe (uncredited)
Karin Booth
Character : Waitress (uncredited)
Harry Brown
Character : Superintendent (uncredited)
William Cabanne
Character : Laundry Truck Driver (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
Character : Demolition Foreman (uncredited)
Jack Cheatham
Character : Policeman (uncredited)
Yvonne De Carlo
Character : Showgirl at Neptune Club (uncredited)
Gordon De Main
Character : Superintendent (uncredited)
Jim Farley
Character : Night Watchman (uncredited)
Virginia Farmer
Character : Maid in Dress Shop (uncredited)
Betty Farrington
Character : Woman on Bridge (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Character : Policeman (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Character : Man at Rehearsal (uncredited)
Harry Hayden
Character : Man in Restaurant Recognizing Gates (uncredited)
Charles Irwin
Character : Old Irishman (uncredited)
Arthur Loft
Character : Man who Bumps into Raven (uncredited)
George Magrill
Character : Policeman (uncredited)
John Marston
Character : Superintendent (uncredited)
Charles McMurphy
Character : Detective (uncredited)
Ivan Miller
Character : Doorman (uncredited)
Charles R. Moore
Character : Pullman Waiter (uncredited)
Frances Morris
Character : Receptionist (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley
Character : Conductor (uncredited)
Sarah Padden
Character : Mrs. Mason (uncredited)
Lee Prather
Character : Gateman (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
Character : Neptune Club Waiter (uncredited)
Julian Rivero
Character : Man with Monkey (uncredited)
Dick Rush
Character : Lt. Clark (uncredited)
Tim Ryan
Character : Weems - Guard (uncredited)
John Sheehan
Character : Keever (uncredited)
Oscar Smith
Character : Train Porter (uncredited)
Edwin Stanley
Character : Police Captain at Train Station (uncredited)
Elliott Sullivan
Character : Officer Glennon (uncredited)
Phil Tead
Character : Machinist (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
Character : Police Sgt. Charlie Carlisle (uncredited)
Fred Walburn
Character : Walt - Newsboy (uncredited)
Richard Webb
Character : Young Man (uncredited)
Pat West
Character : Janitor (uncredited)
Gloria Williams
Character : Woman (uncredited)
Robert Winkler
Character : Jimmie (uncredited)
Ernest Baskett
Character : Porter (uncredited)
Kenneth Chryst
Character : Workman (uncredited)
Harry Harvey
Character : Passenger (uncredited)
Joan Evans
Character : Saleslady's Mother
Louise La Planche
Character : Dancer (uncredited)
Lora Lee
Character : Girl in Car (uncredited)
Patsy Mace
Character : Young Girl in Reception Room (uncredited)
Reed Porter
Character : Workman (uncredited)
Alan Speer
Character : Frog (uncredited)
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