This Gun for Hire (1942)

"A Lone Wolf…dynamite with a girl or a gun!"Movie
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69
This Gun for Hire
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StarringVeronica LakeRobert PrestonLaird Cregar
DirectorFrank Tuttle
NR 1 hr 21 minMay 13th, 1942Thriller, Crime, Mystery
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Plot
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.

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:May 13th, 1942
On DVD & Blu-ray:July 6th, 2004 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$512,423
Movie Box Office Gross:$1,000,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Buddy G. DeSylva
Production Companies:Paramount Pictures
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