This Gun for Hire

This Gun for Hire (1942)

Released: 1942-04-24 Duration: 1hr 21min
Rating 6.9
A Lone Wolf…dynamite with a girl or a gun!

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.

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures

Additional Info

Budget $512,423.00
Revenue $1,000,000.00
Original Language en
Popularity 6.277

Directed By

Frank Tuttle

Crew

Director
Frank Tuttle
Screenplay
Albert Maltz
Screenplay
W.R. Burnett
Executive Producer
Buddy G. DeSylva
Original Music Composer
David Buttolph
Director of Photography
John F. Seitz
Art Direction
Hans Dreier
Art Direction
Robert Usher
Makeup Department Head
Wally Westmore
Costume Design
Edith Head
Additional Writing
Frank Tuttle
Associate Producer
Richard Blumenthal
Assistant Director
George Templeton
Special Effects
Farciot Edouart
Special Effects
Gordon Jennings
Special Effects
William L. Pereira
Orchestrator
George Parrish
Orchestrator
Walter Scharf
Orchestrator
Leo Shuken
Production Design
Lynd Ward
Stunts
Jack Baxley
Still Photographer
Mal Bulloch
Publicist
Teet Carle
Technical Advisor
Marian Chavez
Technical Advisor
Jimmy Grippo
Technical Advisor
Frank Herman
Boom Operator
Buck Walters
Stage Director
George King
Sound Recordist
John Cope
Sound Recordist
Philip Wisdom

TOP CAST

Veronica Lake
Veronica Lake

Ellen Graham

Robert Preston
Robert Preston

Det. Michael Crane

Laird Cregar
Laird Cregar

Willard Gates

Alan Ladd
Alan Ladd

Philip Raven

Tully Marshall
Tully Marshall

Alvin Brewster

Olin Howland
Olin Howland

Blair Fletcher

Roger Imhof
Roger Imhof

Senator Burnett

Frank Ferguson
Frank Ferguson

Albert Baker

Harry Shannon
Harry Shannon

Steve Finnerty

Charles C. Wilson
Charles C. Wilson

Police Captain

Bernadene Hayes
Bernadene Hayes

Albert Baker's Secretary

Mary Davenport
Mary Davenport

Salesgirl

Chester Clute
Chester Clute

Rooming House Manager

Charles Arnt
Charles Arnt

Male Dressmaker

Earle S. Dewey
Earle S. Dewey

Mr. Collins

Clem Bevans
Clem Bevans

Scissor Grinder

Lynda Grey
Lynda Grey

Gates' Secretary

Virita Campbell
Virita Campbell

Little Girl

George Anderson
George Anderson

Plainclothesman (uncredited)

Don Barclay
Don Barclay

Piano Player (uncredited)

Ernest Baskett
Ernest Baskett

Porter (uncredited)

Jack Baxley
Jack Baxley

Innocent Dupe (uncredited)

Karin Booth
Karin Booth

Waitress (uncredited)

Harry Brown
Harry Brown

Superintendent (uncredited)

William Cabanne
William Cabanne

Laundry Truck Driver (uncredited)

Eddy Chandler
Eddy Chandler

Demolition Foreman (uncredited)

Jack Cheatham
Jack Cheatham

Policeman (uncredited)

Kenneth Chryst
Kenneth Chryst

Workman (uncredited)

Yvonne De Carlo
Yvonne De Carlo

Showgirl at Neptune Club (uncredited)

Gordon De Main
Gordon De Main

Superintendent (uncredited)

Joan Evans
Joan Evans

Saleslady's Mother (uncredited)

Jim Farley
Jim Farley

Night Watchman (uncredited)

Virginia Farmer
Virginia Farmer

Maid in Dress Shop (uncredited)

Betty Farrington
Betty Farrington

Woman on Bridge (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton
Chuck Hamilton

Policeman (uncredited)

Sam Harris
Sam Harris

Man at Rehearsal (uncredited)

Harry Harvey
Harry Harvey

Passenger (uncredited)

Harry Hayden
Harry Hayden

Man in Restaurant Recognizing Gates (uncredited)

Charles Irwin
Charles Irwin

Old Irishman (uncredited)

Louise La Planche
Louise La Planche

Dancer (uncredited)

Lora Lee
Lora Lee

Girl in Car (uncredited)

Arthur Loft
Arthur Loft

Man who Bumps into Raven (uncredited)

Patsy Mace
Patsy Mace

Young Girl in Reception Room (uncredited)

George Magrill
George Magrill

Policeman (uncredited)

John Marston
John Marston

Superintendent (uncredited)

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