This Gun for Hire (1942)

This Gun for Hire (1942)

A Lone Wolf…dynamite with a girl or a gun! 1942-04-24 United States of America 81 Min. PG-13
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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.

Cast

Veronica Lake is Ellen Graham
Ellen Graham
Robert Preston is Det. Michael Crane
Det. Michael Crane
Laird Cregar is Willard Gates
Willard Gates
Alan Ladd is Philip Raven
Philip Raven
Tully Marshall is Alvin Brewster
Alvin Brewster
Olin Howland is Blair Fletcher
Blair Fletcher
Roger Imhof is Senator Burnett
Senator Burnett
Frank Ferguson is Albert Baker
Albert Baker