This Gun for Hire
# 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.
💵 Budget: USD
512,423
🌏 Languages Available:
English
📆 Date Released:
1942-04-24
⌚ Running Time:
81 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
6.941
Beloved Cast
Ellen Graham
Veronica Lake
Det. Michael Crane
Robert Preston
Willard Gates
Laird Cregar
Philip Raven
Alan Ladd
Alvin Brewster
Tully Marshall
Tommy
Marc Lawrence
Blair Fletcher
Olin Howland
Senator Burnett
Roger Imhof
Annie
Pamela Blake
Albert Baker
Frank Ferguson
Drew
Victor Kilian
Ruby
Patricia Farr
Steve Finnerty
Harry Shannon
Police Captain
Charles C. Wilson
Slukey
Mikhail Rasumny
Albert Baker's Secretary
Bernadene Hayes
Salesgirl
Mary Davenport
Rooming House Manager
Chester Clute
Male Dressmaker
Charles Arnt
Mr. Collins
Earle S. Dewey
Scissor Grinder
Clem Bevans
Gates' Secretary
Lynda Grey
Little Girl
Virita Campbell
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
George Anderson
Piano Player (uncredited)
Don Barclay
Porter (uncredited)
Ernest Baskett
Innocent Dupe (uncredited)
Jack Baxley
Waitress (uncredited)
Karin Booth
Superintendent (uncredited)
Harry Brown
Laundry Truck Driver (uncredited)
William Cabanne
Demolition Foreman (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
Policeman (uncredited)
Jack Cheatham
Workman (uncredited)
Kenneth Chryst
Showgirl at Neptune Club (uncredited)
Yvonne De Carlo
Superintendent (uncredited)
Gordon De Main
Saleslady's Mother (uncredited)
Joan Evans
Night Watchman (uncredited)
Jim Farley
Maid in Dress Shop (uncredited)
Virginia Farmer
Woman on Bridge (uncredited)
Betty Farrington
Policeman (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Man at Rehearsal (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Passenger (uncredited)
Harry Harvey
Man in Restaurant Recognizing Gates (uncredited)
Harry Hayden
Old Irishman (uncredited)
Charles Irwin
Dancer (uncredited)
Louise La Planche
Girl in Car (uncredited)
Lora Lee
Man who Bumps into Raven (uncredited)
Arthur Loft
Young Girl in Reception Room (uncredited)
Patsy Mace
Policeman (uncredited)
George Magrill
Superintendent (uncredited)
John Marston
Detective (uncredited)
Charles McMurphy
Doorman (uncredited)
Ivan Miller
Pullman Waiter (uncredited)
Charles R. Moore
Receptionist (uncredited)
Frances Morris
Conductor (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley
Mrs. Mason (uncredited)
Sarah Padden
Workman (uncredited)
Reed Porter
Gateman (uncredited)
Lee Prather
Neptune Club Waiter (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
Man with Monkey (uncredited)
Julian Rivero
Lt. Clark (uncredited)
Dick Rush
Weems, Guard (uncredited)
Tim Ryan
Keever (uncredited)
John Sheehan
Train Porter (uncredited)
Oscar Smith
Frog (uncredited)
Alan Speer
Police Captain at Train Station (uncredited)
Edwin Stanley
Officer Glennon (uncredited)
Elliott Sullivan
Machinist (uncredited)
Phil Tead
Police Sgt. Charlie Carlisle (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
Walt - Newsboy (uncredited)
Fred Walburn
Young Man (uncredited)
Richard Webb
Janitor (uncredited)
Pat West
Woman (uncredited)
Gloria Williams
Jimmie (uncredited)
Robert Winkler
