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
Network & Production Companies


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
Last updated:
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 the United States with the same title as the film).
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