This Gun for Hire (1942)

05/13/1942 1h 21m

A Lone Wolf…dynamite with a girl or a gun!

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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.

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Cast Ages at Release

Veronica Lake

as Ellen Graham

Born 11/14/1922

Died 07/07/1973, age

Robert Preston

as Det. Michael Crane

Born 06/08/1918

Died 03/21/1987, age

Laird Cregar

as Willard Gates

Born 07/28/1913

Died 12/09/1944, age

Alan Ladd

as Philip Raven

Born 09/03/1913

Died 01/29/1964, age

Tully Marshall

as Alvin Brewster

Born 04/09/1864

Died 03/10/1943, age

Clem Bevans

as Scissor Grinder

Born 10/15/1880

Died 08/11/1963, age

Yvonne De Carlo

as Showgirl at Neptune Club (uncredited)

Born 09/01/1922

Died 01/08/2007, age

Jim Farley

as Night Watchman (uncredited)

Born 01/08/1882

Died 10/12/1947, age