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This Gun for Hire. NR 1942 Crime 81 min. Sadistic killer-for-hire 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.
- Frank Tuttle
Official Trailer. When assassin Philip Raven shoots a blackmailer and his beautiful female companion dead, he is paid off in marked bills by his treasonous employer who is working with foreign spies.
- 2 min
This Gun for Hire is a 1942 American FILM NOlR 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).
- 81 min
- 24.7K
- Enid Montague508
Synopsis. 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.
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- Frank Tuttle
- 81 min
Box office. $1 million (US rentals) [3] 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). [4]
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1942 USA Directed by Frank Tuttle Written by Albert Maltz, W.R. Burnett Featuring Veronica Lake, Robert Preston, Laird Cregar Running time 81 minutes