This Gun for Hire

This Gun for Hire

81 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller, Mystery | April 24, 1942

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.

This Gun for Hire

81 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller, Mystery | April 24, 1942

This Gun for Hire
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.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Paramount
Original title This Gun for Hire
Directors George Templeton, Frank Tuttle
Writers W.R. Burnett, Albert Maltz, Graham Greene

Cast

Veronica Lake

as Ellen Graham

Alan Ladd

as Philip Raven

Robert Preston

as Det. Michael Crane

Laird Cregar

as Willard Gates

Tully Marshall

as Alvin Brewster

Marc Lawrence

as Tommy

Olin Howland

as Blair Fletcher

Roger Imhof

as Senator Burnett

Pamela Blake

as Annie

Frank Ferguson

as Albert Baker

Victor Kilian

as Drew

Patricia Farr

as Ruby

Harry Shannon

as Steve Finnerty

Charles C. Wilson

as Police Captain

Mikhail Rasumny

as Slukey

Bernadene Hayes

as Albert Baker's Secretary

Mary Davenport

as Salesgirl

Chester Clute

as Rooming House Manager

Charles Arnt

as Male Dressmaker

Earle S. Dewey

as Mr. Collins

Clem Bevans

as Scissor Grinder

Lynda Grey

as Gates' Secretary

Virita Campbell

as Little Girl

George Anderson

as Plainclothesman (uncredited)

Don Barclay

as Piano Player (uncredited)

Jack Baxley

as Innocent Dupe (uncredited)

Karin Booth

as Waitress (uncredited)

Harry Brown

as Superintendent (uncredited)

William Cabanne

as Laundry Truck Driver (uncredited)

Eddy Chandler

as Demolition Foreman (uncredited)

Jack Cheatham

as Policeman (uncredited)

Yvonne De Carlo

as Showgirl at Neptune Club (uncredited)

Gordon De Main

as Superintendent (uncredited)

Jim Farley

as Night Watchman (uncredited)

Virginia Farmer

as Maid in Dress Shop (uncredited)

Betty Farrington

as Woman on Bridge (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton

as Policeman (uncredited)

Sam Harris

as Man at Rehearsal (uncredited)

Harry Hayden

as Man in Restaurant Recognizing Gates (uncredited)

Charles Irwin

as Old Irishman (uncredited)

Arthur Loft

as Man who Bumps into Raven (uncredited)

George Magrill

as Policeman (uncredited)

John Marston

as Superintendent (uncredited)

Charles McMurphy

as Detective (uncredited)

Ivan Miller

as Doorman (uncredited)

Charles R. Moore

as Pullman Waiter (uncredited)

Frances Morris

as Receptionist (uncredited)

Pat O'Malley

as Conductor (uncredited)

Sarah Padden

as Mrs. Mason (uncredited)

Lee Prather

as Gateman (uncredited)

Jack Reitzen

as Man at Audition (uncredited)

Cyril Ring

as Neptune Club Waiter (uncredited)

Julian Rivero

as Man with Monkey (uncredited)

Dick Rush

as Lt. Clark (uncredited)

Tim Ryan

as Weems - Guard (uncredited)

John Sheehan

as Keever (uncredited)

Oscar Smith

as Train Porter (uncredited)

Edwin Stanley

as Police Captain at Train Station (uncredited)

Elliott Sullivan

as Officer Glennon (uncredited)

Phil Tead

as Machinist (uncredited)

Emmett Vogan

as Police Sgt. Charlie Carlisle (uncredited)

Fred Walburn

as Walt - Newsboy (uncredited)

Richard Webb

as Young Man (uncredited)

Pat West

as Janitor (uncredited)

Gloria Williams

as Woman (uncredited)

Robert Winkler

as Jimmie (uncredited)