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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).
Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake star as a hit man and a cabaret performer who team up to expose a traitor in this classic film noir. See cast, crew, reviews, trivia, awards, videos and photos of this 1942 thriller.
- (11K)
- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Frank Tuttle
- 1942-09-19
Watch the 1942 American film noir based on Graham Greene's novel, starring Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Robert Preston, and Laird Cregar. Read reviews, synopsis, and more from Internet Archive.
- 81 min
- 22.7K
- Enid Montague508
A hit man (Alan Ladd) is double-crossed by his employer and falls in love with a nightclub singer (Veronica Lake) in this 1942 crime drama. See critics and audience reviews, ratings, and where to watch this classic film noir.
- (17)
- Alan Ladd
- Frank Tuttle
- Crime, Drama
Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake star in This Gun for Hire, a hard-edged story of love, power and betrayal set in the seamy underworld of the 1940's.
A hit man seeks revenge on his double-crossing boss and falls for his boss' fiancée, a police lieutenant's girlfriend. Watch the trailer, read the reviews and learn more about this classic film noir on The Movie Database.
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Adapting one of Graham Greene’s most entertaining works, Frank Tuttle directs the action from nightclubs to night trains to chemical plants to rail yards, each sequence nourishing the almost supernatural chemistry between Ladd and Veronica Lake in their first on-screen pairing.
