This Gun for Hire
This Gun for Hire
Release: 1942-04-24
·Runtime: 81m
·★ 7.0
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
Patricia Farr
as Ruby
Jack Cheatham
as Policeman (uncredited)
Jim Farley
as Night Watchman (uncredited)
Charles R. Moore
as Pullman Waiter (uncredited)
Sarah Padden
as Mrs. Mason (uncredited)
Robert Preston
as Det. Michael Crane
Virita Campbell
as Little Girl
Eddy Chandler
as Demolition Foreman (uncredited)
John Sheehan
as Keever (uncredited)
Frank Ferguson
as Albert Baker
Charles C. Wilson
as Police Captain
Mikhail Rasumny
as Slukey
Chester Clute
as Rooming House Manager
Elliott Sullivan
as Officer Glennon (uncredited)
Roger Imhof
as Senator Burnett
Harry Shannon
as Steve Finnerty
Karin Booth
as Waitress (uncredited)
Phil Tead
as Machinist (uncredited)
Virginia Farmer
as Maid in Dress Shop (uncredited)
Arthur Loft
as Man who Bumps into Raven (uncredited)
Oscar Smith
as Train Porter (uncredited)
Yvonne De Carlo
as Showgirl at Neptune Club (uncredited)
Veronica Lake
as Ellen Graham
Laird Cregar
as Willard Gates
Alan Ladd
as Philip Raven
Marc Lawrence
as Tommy
Harry Harvey
as Passenger (uncredited)
Olin Howland
as Blair Fletcher
Earle S. Dewey
as Mr. Collins
Clem Bevans
as Scissor Grinder
Tim Ryan
as Weems, Guard (uncredited)
Pamela Blake
as Annie
Gordon De Main
as Superintendent (uncredited)
Harry Hayden
as Man in Restaurant Recognizing Gates (uncredited)
Charles Arnt
as Male Dressmaker
Pat O'Malley
as Conductor (uncredited)
Victor Kilian
as Drew
Bernadene Hayes
as Albert Baker's Secretary
Mary Davenport
as Salesgirl
Richard Webb
as Young Man (uncredited)
Pat West
as Janitor (uncredited)
Ivan Miller
as Doorman (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
as Police Sgt. Charlie Carlisle (uncredited)
George Magrill
as Policeman (uncredited)
John Marston
as Superintendent (uncredited)
Frances Morris
as Receptionist (uncredited)
Don Barclay
as Piano Player (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
as Neptune Club Waiter (uncredited)
Edwin Stanley
as Police Captain at Train Station (uncredited)
Tully Marshall
as Alvin Brewster
