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1. Cast

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     Alan Ladd

     Philip Raven
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     Veronica Lake

     Ellen Graham
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     Robert Preston

     Det. Lt. Michael Crane
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     Laird Cregar

     Willard Gates
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     Tully Marshall

     Alvin Brewster
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     Mikhail Rasumny

     Slukey

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › This_Gun_for_HireThis Gun for Hire - Wikipedia

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   This Gun for Hire is a 1942 American film noir crime film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Veronica Lake, Robert Preston, Laird Cregar, and Alan Ladd.It is based on the 1936 novel A Gun for Sale by Graham Greene (published in America with the same title as the film).

   • Budget: Less than $500,000 or $512,423.16
   • Music by: David Buttolph

   • Produced by: Richard Blumenthal

3. www.imdb.com › title › tt0035432This Gun for Hire (1942) - IMDb

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   Alan Ladd stars as a hit man who kills a blackmailer and his companion, and gets involved in a plot of treason and espionage. Veronica Lake plays a nightclub singer who helps expose the traitors, while Robert Preston is a police detective on the case.

   • 7.4/10 (10K)
   • Genre: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

   • Director: Frank Tuttle
   • Release Date: 1942-09-19

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   Watch the 1942 American film noir based on Graham Greene's novel, starring Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Robert Preston, and Laird Cregar. Read reviews, synopsis, and more from Internet Archive.

   • Video Duration: 81 min
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6. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › 1021269-this_gun_for_hireThis Gun for Hire | Rotten Tomatoes

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   A classic film noir starring Alan Ladd as a hit man and Veronica Lake as his love interest. Find out the plot, the critics' ratings, and where to watch or buy this movie online.

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   • Actors: Alan Ladd

   • Director: Frank Tuttle
   • Category: Crime, Drama

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   A film noir based on Graham Greene's novel about a hired killer framed by enemy agents. See cast, crew, photos, videos, reviews and more on Turner Classic Movies website.

   • Director: Frank Tuttle, George Templeton

   • Actors: Veronica Lake

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   Is this gun for Hire based on a true story?

   • For the Eric Ambler novel, see Dirty Story (novel). This Gun for Hire is a 1942 American film noir crime film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Veronica Lake, Robert Preston, Laird Cregar, and Alan Ladd. It is based on the 1936 novel A Gun for Sale by Graham Greene (published in America with the same title as the film).

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   Is this gun for hire a good movie?

   • This Gun For Hire (1942) — one of the finest of the early film noirs — and the first to profile the mutual talents of Veronica Lake and Alan Ladd — is a film noir to the core. This classic film noir features a troubled protagonist, a strange mix of genres, and a mean streak that has you questioning the picture's cruelty from the off.

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   Is this gun for hire a B film?

   • You look like you've been on a hayride with Dracula. The film that launched Alan Ladd's career, This Gun For Hire is a very short film like the earlier Public Enemy which gave James Cagney his stardom. This would be the normal length of a B film, but it definitely gets all it wants to say in its brief running time.

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   Who is Alan Ladd in this gun for hire?

   • Preston, Ladd, and Lake don't know they are all on the same case, but by the end of the film they do. Alan Ladd became Paramount's answer to Humphrey Bogart as a star of action/adventure films and noir films. This Gun for Hire launched his career. He was enormously popular through the Forties, Paramount's biggest star after Crosby and Hope.

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   Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake star in This Gun for Hire, a hard-edged story of love, power and betrayal set in the seamy underworld of the 1940's. Raven (Ladd)...

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    A classic film noir starring Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake as a psychopathic killer and a showgirl-turned-federal-agent. The film blends crime, espionage, musical numbers, and Graham Greene's cynical script in a dark and paranoid atmosphere.