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This Gun for Hire
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April 24, 1942
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Crime, Thriller, Mystery
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.
Featured Crew
David Buttolph
Original Music Composer
W.R. Burnett
Screenplay
Frank Tuttle
Director
Cast
![Veronica Lake](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//xRz8kgt97TbEBV1RUvR4KKYzZN1.jpg)
Veronica Lake
Ellen Graham
![Robert Preston](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//geEkOOrrqYXZ6NEj62drfAR8kM0.jpg)
Robert Preston
Det. Michael Crane
![Laird Cregar](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//5GZK8alMyQGmoNmZzFJa7jp1Ok6.jpg)
Laird Cregar
Willard Gates
![Alan Ladd](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//uGB0o5okVhsS7ogtwwEXmbtRF2k.jpg)
Alan Ladd
Philip Raven
![Tully Marshall](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//danBUrY4ZGpNVw3wWUHSAP9YObM.jpg)
Tully Marshall
Alvin Brewster