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This Gun for Hire: Directed by Frank Tuttle. With Veronica Lake, Robert Preston, Laird Cregar, Alan Ladd. When assassin Philip Raven shoots a blackmailer and his beautiful female companion dead, he is paid off in marked bills by his treasonous employer who is working with foreign spies.
- (10K)
- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Frank Tuttle
- 1942-09-19
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).
- Less than $500,000 or $512,423.16
- David Buttolph
- Richard Blumenthal
Watch the full movie of This Gun For Hire, a 1942 American film noir crime film based on the novel A Gun for Sale by Graham Greene. Starring Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Robert Preston, and Laird Cregar, the film follows the plot of a hitman who hires a woman to pose as his girlfriend and a woman who hires a hitman to find her missing husband.
- 20.9K
- Enid Montague508
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 Cregar...
- (17)
- Alan Ladd
- Frank Tuttle
- Paramount Pictures
Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Quotes. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A hired killer dodges police while tracking down the enemy agents who tried to frame him. Cast & Crew. Read More. Frank Tuttle. Director. Veronica Lake. Ellen Graham. Robert Preston. Michael Crane. Laird Cregar. Willard Gates. Alan Ladd. Philip Raven. Tully Marshall. Alvin Brewster.
- Frank Tuttle, George Templeton
- Veronica Lake
This Gun For Hire (1942) — one of the finest of the early film noirs out there — and the first to show off the mutual talents of Veronica Lake and Alan Ladd — is a classic of its kind, which much to interest the casual movie buff, the armchair semiotician, or anybody with an interest in the golden age of the silver screen.
This Gun for Hire (1942) Full Cast & Crew. See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro. Directed by. Frank Tuttle. Writing Credits. Cast (in credits order) verified as complete. Produced by. Music by. David Buttolph. ... (musical score) Cinematography by. John F. Seitz. ... director of photography (as John Seitz) Editing by. Archie Marshek. ...