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This Gun for Hire
1942
Sadistic killer-for-hire Raven (Alan Ladd) becomes enraged when his latest job is paid off in marked bills. Vowing to track down his double-crossing boss, nightclub executive Gates (Laird Cregar), Raven sits beside Gates' lovely new employee, Ellen (Veronica Lake), on a train out of town. Although Ellen is engaged to marry the police lieutenant (Robert Preston) 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.
Lover without a heart...killer without a conscience!
JBscale
87
Excellent
Film Detail
Genre
Crime - Drama
Length
1 hr. 18 mins.
US Theatrical Release
April 24, 1942
US Box Office
No Data Available
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
NR
Not Rated
Collection Detail
Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Movies Anywhere
Aspect Ratio
FS 1.37:1
Audio
English:
DD+ 5.1
Studio
Universal Studios
Released
May 14, 2019
Acquired Date
December 29, 2022
Times Seen
0 Times
Last Watched
Haven't seen it yet.
Actors
Veronica Lake
Robert Preston
Laird Cregar
Alan Ladd
Tully Marshall
Marc Lawrence (II)
Olin Howland
Roger Imhof
Pamela Blake
Frank Ferguson
Victor Kilian
Patricia Farr
Harry Shannon
Charles C. Wilson
Mikhail Rasumny
Directors
Frank Tuttle
Producers
Buddy G. DeSylva
Writers
Albert Maltz
W.R. Burnett
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81
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17 votes
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138 votes
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IMDb RATING
7.4/10
11,000 votes
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