This Gun for Hire

(173)

4/24/1942

1h 21min

Crime

Thriller

Mystery

Tagline

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

Overview

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

Screenplay

Albert Maltz

Screenplay

W.R. Burnett

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Status
Released
Budget
$512,423.00
Revenue
$1,000,000.00
Original Language
English
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Veronica Lake

Ellen Graham

Robert Preston

Det. Michael Cr...

Laird Cregar

Willard Gates

Alan Ladd

Philip Raven

Tully Marshall

Alvin Brewster

Marc Lawrence

Tommy

Olin Howland

Blair Fletcher

Roger Imhof

Senator Burnett

Pamela Blake

Annie

Frank Ferguson

Albert Baker

Victor Kilian

Drew

Patricia Farr

Ruby

Harry Shannon

Steve Finnerty

Charles C. Wilso...

Police Captain

Mikhail Rasumny

Slukey

Bernadene Hayes

Albert Baker's ...

Mary Davenport

Salesgirl

Chester Clute

Rooming House M...

Charles Arnt

Male Dressmaker

Earle S. Dewey

Mr. Collins

Clem Bevans

Scissor Grinder

Lynda Grey

Gates' Secretar...

Virita Campbell

Little Girl

George Anderson

Plainclothesman...

Don Barclay

Piano Player (u...

Ernest Baskett

Porter (uncredi...

Jack Baxley

Innocent Dupe (...

Karin Booth

Waitress (uncre...

Harry Brown

Superintendent ...

William Cabanne

Laundry Truck D...

Eddy Chandler

Demolition Fore...

Jack Cheatham

Policeman (uncr...

Kenneth Chryst

Workman (uncred...

Yvonne De Carlo

Showgirl at Nep...

Gordon De Main

Superintendent ...

Joan Evans

Saleslady's Mot...

Jim Farley

Night Watchman ...

Virginia Farmer

Maid in Dress S...

Betty Farrington

Woman on Bridge...

Chuck Hamilton

Policeman (uncr...

Sam Harris

Man at Rehearsa...

Harry Harvey

Passenger (uncr...

Harry Hayden

Man in Restaura...

Charles Irwin

Old Irishman (u...

Louise La Planch...

Dancer (uncredi...

Lora Lee

Girl in Car (un...

Arthur Loft

Man who Bumps i...

Patsy Mace

Young Girl in R...

George Magrill

Policeman (uncr...

John Marston

Superintendent ...

Charles McMurphy

Detective (uncr...

Ivan Miller

Doorman (uncred...

Charles R. Moore

Pullman Waiter ...

Frances Morris

Receptionist (u...

Pat O'Malley

Conductor (uncr...

Sarah Padden

Mrs. Mason (unc...

Reed Porter

Workman (uncred...

Lee Prather

Gateman (uncred...

Cyril Ring

Neptune Club Wa...

Julian Rivero

Man with Monkey...

Dick Rush

Lt. Clark (uncr...

Tim Ryan

Weems, Guard (u...

John Sheehan

Keever (uncredi...

Oscar Smith

Train Porter (u...

Alan Speer

Frog (uncredite...

Edwin Stanley

Police Captain ...

Elliott Sullivan

Officer Glennon...

Phil Tead

Machinist (uncr...

Emmett Vogan

Police Sgt. Cha...

Fred Walburn

Walt - Newsboy ...

Richard Webb

Young Man (uncr...

Pat West

Janitor (uncred...

Gloria Williams

Woman (uncredit...

Robert Winkler

Jimmie (uncredi...

John Chard 1/10/2019

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 c ...Show More