This Gun for Hire
This Gun for Hire
Release: 1942-04-24
·Runtime: 81m
·★ 6.9
Crime
Thriller
Mystery
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Roger Imhof
as Senator Burnett
Emmett Vogan
as Police Sgt. Charlie Carlisle (uncredited)
Patricia Farr
as Ruby
Virita Campbell
as Little Girl
Sarah Padden
as Mrs. Mason (uncredited)
Richard Webb
as Young Man (uncredited)
Alan Ladd
as Philip Raven
Charles C. Wilson
as Police Captain
Clem Bevans
as Scissor Grinder
John Marston
as Superintendent (uncredited)
Don Barclay
as Piano Player (uncredited)
Jack Cheatham
as Policeman (uncredited)
Veronica Lake
as Ellen Graham
Laird Cregar
as Willard Gates
Harry Shannon
as Steve Finnerty
Chester Clute
as Rooming House Manager
Karin Booth
as Waitress (uncredited)
Jim Farley
as Night Watchman (uncredited)
Harry Harvey
as Passenger (uncredited)
Robert Preston
as Det. Michael Crane
Marc Lawrence
as Tommy
Frank Ferguson
as Albert Baker
Charles Arnt
as Male Dressmaker
Gordon De Main
as Superintendent (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
as Neptune Club Waiter (uncredited)
Pamela Blake
as Annie
Mikhail Rasumny
as Slukey
Bernadene Hayes
as Albert Baker's Secretary
Eddy Chandler
as Demolition Foreman (uncredited)
Frances Morris
as Receptionist (uncredited)
Tim Ryan
as Weems, Guard (uncredited)
John Sheehan
as Keever (uncredited)
Ivan Miller
as Doorman (uncredited)
Charles R. Moore
as Pullman Waiter (uncredited)
Phil Tead
as Machinist (uncredited)
Olin Howland
as Blair Fletcher
George Magrill
as Policeman (uncredited)
Elliott Sullivan
as Officer Glennon (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley
as Conductor (uncredited)
Victor Kilian
as Drew
Earle S. Dewey
as Mr. Collins
Yvonne De Carlo
as Showgirl at Neptune Club (uncredited)
Harry Hayden
as Man in Restaurant Recognizing Gates (uncredited)
Arthur Loft
as Man who Bumps into Raven (uncredited)
Virginia Farmer
as Maid in Dress Shop (uncredited)
Oscar Smith
as Train Porter (uncredited)
Edwin Stanley
as Police Captain at Train Station (uncredited)
Pat West
as Janitor (uncredited)
Tully Marshall
as Alvin Brewster
Mary Davenport
as Salesgirl
