police,hitman,propaganda,cat,paranoia,femme fatale,film noir,conspiracy,black and white,train,hired killer,police shootout,nightclub performer,murder mystery,female magician

This Gun for Hire (1942)

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

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Frank Tuttle
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    Ellen Graham Veronica Lake
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    Det. Michael Crane Robert Preston
  • Profile picture of Laird Cregar
    Willard Gates Laird Cregar
  • Profile picture of Alan Ladd
    Philip Raven Alan Ladd
  • Profile picture of Tully Marshall
    Alvin Brewster Tully Marshall
  • Profile picture of Marc Lawrence
    Tommy Marc Lawrence
  • Profile picture of Olin Howland
    Blair Fletcher Olin Howland
  • Profile picture of Roger Imhof
    Senator Burnett Roger Imhof

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Keywords

  • police
  • hitman
  • propaganda
  • cat
  • paranoia
  • femme fatale
  • film noir
  • conspiracy
  • black and white
  • train
  • hired killer
  • police shootout
  • nightclub performer
  • murder mystery
  • female magician