This Gun for Hire (1942)
1h 21m
Running Time
April 24, 1942Release Date
This Gun for Hire (1942)
1h 21m
Running Time
April 24, 1942Release Date
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Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
Veronica Lake
Ellen Graham
Robert Preston
Det. Michael Crane
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. Wilson
Police Captain
Mikhail Rasumny
Slukey
Bernadene Hayes
Albert Baker's Secretary
Mary Davenport
Salesgirl
Chester Clute
Rooming House Manager
Charles Arnt
Male Dressmaker
Earle S. Dewey
Mr. Collins
Clem Bevans
Scissor Grinder
Lynda Grey
Gates' Secretary
Virita Campbell
Little Girl
George Anderson
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Don Barclay
Piano Player (uncredited)
Ernest Baskett
Porter (uncredited)
Jack Baxley
Innocent Dupe (uncredited) / Stunts
Karin Booth
Waitress (uncredited)
Harry Brown
Superintendent (uncredited)
William Cabanne
Laundry Truck Driver (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
Demolition Foreman (uncredited)
Jack Cheatham
Policeman (uncredited)
Kenneth Chryst
Workman (uncredited)
Yvonne De Carlo
Showgirl at Neptune Club (uncredited)
Gordon De Main
Superintendent (uncredited)
Joan Evans
Saleslady's Mother (uncredited)
Jim Farley
Night Watchman (uncredited)
Virginia Farmer
Maid in Dress Shop (uncredited)
Betty Farrington
Woman on Bridge (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Policeman (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Man at Rehearsal (uncredited)
Harry Harvey
Passenger (uncredited)
Harry Hayden
Man in Restaurant Recognizing Gates (uncredited)
Charles Irwin
Old Irishman (uncredited)
Louise La Planche
Dancer (uncredited)
Lora Lee
Girl in Car (uncredited)
Arthur Loft
Man who Bumps into Raven (uncredited)
Patsy Mace
Young Girl in Reception Room (uncredited)
George Magrill
Policeman (uncredited)
John Marston
Superintendent (uncredited)
Charles McMurphy
Detective (uncredited)
Ivan Miller
Doorman (uncredited)
Charles R. Moore
Pullman Waiter (uncredited)
Frances Morris
Receptionist (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley
Conductor (uncredited)
Sarah Padden
Mrs. Mason (uncredited)
Reed Porter
Workman (uncredited)
Lee Prather
Gateman (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
Neptune Club Waiter (uncredited)
Julian Rivero
Man with Monkey (uncredited)
Dick Rush
Lt. Clark (uncredited)
Tim Ryan
Weems, Guard (uncredited)
John Sheehan
Keever (uncredited)
Oscar Smith
Train Porter (uncredited)
Alan Speer
Frog (uncredited)
Edwin Stanley
Police Captain at Train Station (uncredited)
Elliott Sullivan
Officer Glennon (uncredited)
Phil Tead
Machinist (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
Police Sgt. Charlie Carlisle (uncredited)
Fred Walburn
Walt - Newsboy (uncredited)
Richard Webb
Young Man (uncredited)
Pat West
Janitor (uncredited)
Gloria Williams
Woman (uncredited)
Robert Winkler
Jimmie (uncredited)
David Buttolph
Original Music Composer
W.R. Burnett
Screenplay
Frank Tuttle
Director / Additional Writing
Robert Usher
Art Direction
Archie Marshek
Editor
Wally Westmore
Makeup Department Head
Edith Head
Costume Design
Graham Greene
Novel
Albert Maltz
Screenplay
Buddy G. DeSylva
Executive Producer
Hans Dreier
Art Direction
John F. Seitz
Director of Photography
George Templeton
Assistant Director
Richard Blumenthal
Associate Producer
Walter Scharf
Orchestrator
George Parrish
Orchestrator
William L. Pereira
Special Effects
Gordon Jennings
Special Effects
Frank Loesser
Songs
Leo Shuken
Orchestrator
Farciot Edouart
Special Effects
Mal Bulloch
Still Photographer
Lynd Ward
Production Design
Jacques Press
Songs
Teet Carle
Publicist
Jimmy Grippo
Technical Advisor
Frank Herman
Technical Advisor
Marian Chavez
Technical Advisor
George King
Stage Director
Buck Walters
Boom Operator
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 24, 1942
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 21m
Budget$512,423
Box Office$1,000,000
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
cat
paranoia
hitman
propaganda
police
femme fatale
conspiracy
train
hired killer
police shootout
murder mystery
noir
black and white
night club performer
girl magician
Wiki.
This Gun for Hire is a 1942 American film noir crime film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Veronica Lake, Robert Preston, Laird Cregar, and Alan Ladd. It is based on the 1936 novel A Gun for Sale by Graham Greene (published in America with the same title as the film).
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