This Gun for Hire (1942)

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

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.

Released: 1942-04-24
Genres: Crime, Thriller, Mystery
Runtime: 1h 21m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 197 votes

Directed by Frank Tuttle.

Top cast

Alan Ladd as Philip Raven
Veronica Lake as Ellen Graham
Robert Preston as Det. Michael Crane
Laird Cregar as Willard Gates
Tully Marshall as Alvin Brewster
Marc Lawrence as Tommy
Olin Howland as Blair Fletcher
Roger Imhof as Senator Burnett
Pamela Blake as Annie
Frank Ferguson as Albert Baker

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Where to watch This Gun for Hire

United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom: watch free on Channel 4
India: rent on Amazon Video
Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video

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