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This Gun for Hire (1942)

NR · 1942-04-24 · 1h 21m · EN
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Lover without a heart...killer without a conscience!

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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Frank TuttleDirector
Budget
$512.4K
Box office
$1M

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Veronica LakeVeronica LakeEllen GrahamRobert PrestonRobert PrestonDet. Michael CraneLaird CregarLaird CregarWillard GatesAlan LaddAlan LaddPhilip RavenTully MarshallTully MarshallAlvin BrewsterMarc LawrenceMarc LawrenceTommyOlin HowlandOlin HowlandBlair FletcherRoger ImhofRoger ImhofSenator BurnettPamela BlakePamela BlakeAnnieFrank FergusonFrank FergusonAlbert BakerVictor KilianVictor KilianDrewPatricia FarrPatricia FarrRuby

Keywords

HitmanPoliceConspiracyMurder mysteryTrainCatPolice shootoutPropagandaParanoiaHired killerFemme fataleBlack and whiteNoirNightclub performerPolice officer shotFilm noirFemale magician

Movie DNA

Genre affinityThriller · Drama · CrimeTheme affinityHitman · Police · ConspiracyNarrative complexityMystery · Murder MysteryVisual styleNoir · Film NoirDialogue densityDramaPacingShort

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What is This Gun for Hire about?

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.

How long is This Gun for Hire?

This Gun for Hire has a runtime of 81 minutes.

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