This Gun for Hire
(1942)

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

Released: 1942-04-24

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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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Veronica Lake

as Ellen Graham

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Robert Preston

as Det. Michael Crane

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Laird Cregar

as Willard Gates

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Alan Ladd

as Philip Raven

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Tully Marshall

as Alvin Brewster

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Olin Howland

as Blair Fletcher

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Roger Imhof

as Senator Burnett

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Harry Shannon

as Steve Finnerty

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Charles C. Wilson

as Police Captain

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Bernadene Hayes

as Albert Baker's Secretary

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Mary Davenport

as Salesgirl

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Chester Clute

as Rooming House Manager

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Charles Arnt

as Male Dressmaker

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Earle S. Dewey

as Mr. Collins

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Buddy G. DeSylva

Executive Producer

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David Buttolph

Original Music Composer

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John F. Seitz

Director of Photography

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Hans Dreier

Art Direction

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Robert Usher

Art Direction

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Wally Westmore

Makeup Department Head

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Edith Head

Costume Design

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Frank Tuttle

Additional Writing

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Richard Blumenthal

Associate Producer

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George Templeton

Assistant Director

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Farciot Edouart

Special Effects

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Gordon Jennings

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William L. Pereira

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