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This Gun for Hire

Frank Tuttle

1942 • 1h 21m

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...

This Gun for Hire

This Gun for Hire trailer

Cast

Alan Ladd

Alan LaddPhilip Raven

Veronica Lake

Veronica LakeEllen Graham

Robert Preston

Robert PrestonDet. Michael Crane

Laird Cregar

Laird CregarWillard Gates

Tully Marshall

Tully MarshallAlvin Brewster

Marc Lawrence

Marc LawrenceTommy

Olin Howland

Olin HowlandBlair Fletcher

Roger Imhof

Roger ImhofSenator Burnett

Pamela Blake

Pamela BlakeAnnie

Frank Ferguson

Frank FergusonAlbert Baker

Victor Kilian

Victor KilianDrew

Patricia Farr

Patricia FarrRuby

Harry Shannon

Harry ShannonSteve Finnerty

Charles Cahill Wilson

Charles Cahill WilsonPolice Captain

Mikhail Rasumny

Mikhail RasumnySlukey

Crew

W.R. Burnett

W.R. BurnettScreenplay

Wally Westmore

Wally WestmoreMakeup Department Head

Graham Greene

Graham GreeneNovel

Albert Maltz

Albert MaltzScreenplay

John F. Seitz

John F. SeitzDirector of Photography

Edith Head

Edith HeadCostume Design

Frank Tuttle

Frank TuttleDirector

Walter Scharf

Walter ScharfOrchestrator

Frank Loesser

Frank LoesserSongs

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