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Sadistic killer-for-hire Raven (Alan Ladd) becomes enraged when his latest job is paid off in marked bills. Vowing to track down his double-crossing boss, nightclub executive Gates (Laird...
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Synopsis. In San Francisco, during World War II, Philip Raven, a cold-blooded hired killer, awakens fully dressed from his late morning sleep to carry out a job. He is to murder Albert Baker, a chemist in possession of Nitrochemical Corporation's formula for poison gas, which he is using to blackmail the Los Angeles-based company.
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180M subscribers. Subscribed. 214. 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...
Fandom. Share. Available to Rent or Buy. Watch Now. This Gun for Hire (1942) NR 04/24/1942 (US) Crime , Mystery , Thriller 1h 21m. User. Score. What's your Vibe ? Play Trailer. 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.
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.
views 3,676,646 updated. This Gun for Hire ★★★½ 1942. In his first major film role, Ladd plays a hired gun seeking retribution from a client who betrays him. Preston is the cop pursuing him and hostage Lake. Ladd's performance as the cold-blooded killer with a soft spot for cats is stunning; his trainyard scene is an emotional powerhouse.
