This Gun for Hire  

Fri Apr 24 1942

Overview,

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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Cast and Crew

Directed By, Frank Tuttle |

Screenplay By, W.R. Burnett | Albert Maltz |

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Veronica Lake

Ellen Graham
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Robert Preston

Det. Michael Crane
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Laird Cregar

Willard Gates
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Alan Ladd

Philip Raven
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Tully Marshall

Alvin Brewster
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Marc Lawrence

Tommy
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Olin Howland

Blair Fletcher
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Roger Imhof

Senator Burnett
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Pamela Blake

Annie
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Frank Ferguson

Albert Baker
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Victor Kilian

Drew
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Patricia Farr

Ruby
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Harry Shannon

Steve Finnerty
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Charles C. Wilson

Police Captain
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Mikhail Rasumny

Slukey
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Bernadene Hayes

Albert Baker's Secretary
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Mary Davenport

Salesgirl
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Chester Clute

Rooming House Manager
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Charles Arnt

Male Dressmaker
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Earle S. Dewey

Mr. Collins
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Clem Bevans

Scissor Grinder
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Lynda Grey

Gates' Secretary
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Virita Campbell

Little Girl
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George Anderson

Plainclothesman (uncredited)
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Don Barclay

Piano Player (uncredited)
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Ernest Baskett

Porter (uncredited)
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Jack Baxley

Innocent Dupe (uncredited)
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Karin Booth

Waitress (uncredited)
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Harry Brown

Superintendent (uncredited)
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William Cabanne

Laundry Truck Driver (uncredited)
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Eddy Chandler

Demolition Foreman (uncredited)
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Jack Cheatham

Policeman (uncredited)
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Kenneth Chryst

Workman (uncredited)
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Yvonne De Carlo

Showgirl at Neptune Club (uncredited)
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Gordon De Main

Superintendent (uncredited)
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Joan Evans

Saleslady's Mother (uncredited)
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Jim Farley

Night Watchman (uncredited)
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Virginia Farmer

Maid in Dress Shop (uncredited)
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Betty Farrington

Woman on Bridge (uncredited)
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Chuck Hamilton

Policeman (uncredited)
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Sam Harris

Man at Rehearsal (uncredited)
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Harry Harvey

Passenger (uncredited)
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Harry Hayden

Man in Restaurant Recognizing Gates (uncredited)
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Charles Irwin

Old Irishman (uncredited)
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Louise La Planche

Dancer (uncredited)
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Lora Lee

Girl in Car (uncredited)
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Arthur Loft

Man who Bumps into Raven (uncredited)
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Patsy Mace

Young Girl in Reception Room (uncredited)
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George Magrill

Policeman (uncredited)
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John Marston

Superintendent (uncredited)
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Charles McMurphy

Detective (uncredited)
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Ivan Miller

Doorman (uncredited)
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Charles R. Moore

Pullman Waiter (uncredited)
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Frances Morris

Receptionist (uncredited)
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Pat O'Malley

Conductor (uncredited)
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Sarah Padden

Mrs. Mason (uncredited)
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Reed Porter

Workman (uncredited)
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Lee Prather

Gateman (uncredited)
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Cyril Ring

Neptune Club Waiter (uncredited)
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Julian Rivero

Man with Monkey (uncredited)
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Dick Rush

Lt. Clark (uncredited)
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Tim Ryan

Weems, Guard (uncredited)
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John Sheehan

Keever (uncredited)
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Oscar Smith

Train Porter (uncredited)
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Alan Speer

Frog (uncredited)
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Edwin Stanley

Police Captain at Train Station (uncredited)
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Elliott Sullivan

Officer Glennon (uncredited)
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Phil Tead

Machinist (uncredited)
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Emmett Vogan

Police Sgt. Charlie Carlisle (uncredited)
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Fred Walburn

Walt - Newsboy (uncredited)
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Richard Webb

Young Man (uncredited)
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Pat West

Janitor (uncredited)
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Gloria Williams

Woman (uncredited)
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Robert Winkler

Jimmie (uncredited)
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Details

Rating

Not Adult

Genres

Crime
Thriller
Mystery

Tagline

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

Langauge

en

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Runtime

81 minutes

Budget

512.423 Thousand $

Box-Office

1.000 Million $

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