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This Gun for Hire
A Lone Wolf…dynamite with a girl or a gun!
7.0(201)19421h 21m
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.
- Director
- Frank Tuttle
- Created by
- Buddy G. DeSylva
- Writers
- Albert Maltz,W.R. Burnett
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Cast

Alan Ladd
Philip Raven

Veronica Lake
Ellen Graham

Robert Preston
Det. Michael Crane

Laird Cregar
Willard Gates

Tully Marshall
Alvin Brewster

Marc Lawrence
Tommy

Olin Howland
Blair Fletcher

Roger Imhof
Senator Burnett

Pamela Blake
Annie

Frank Ferguson
Albert Baker

Victor Kilian
Drew

Patricia Farr
Ruby

Harry Shannon
Steve Finnerty

Charles Cahill Wilson
Police Captain

Mikhail Rasumny
Slukey

Bernadene Hayes
Albert Baker's Secretary

Mary Davenport
Salesgirl

Chester Clute
Rooming House Manager

Charles Arnt
Male Dressmaker

Earle S. Dewey
Mr. Collins

Clem Bevans
Scissor Grinder
Lynda Grey
Gates' Secretary

Virita Campbell
Little Girl
George Anderson
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
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Crew
Directing
- Frank TuttleDirector
- George TempletonAssistant Director
- George KingStage Director
Writing
- Graham GreeneNovel
- Albert MaltzScreenplay
- W.R. BurnettScreenplay
Production
- Buddy G. DeSylvaExecutive Producer
- Richard BlumenthalAssociate Producer
- Teet CarlePublicist
Camera
- John F. SeitzDirector of Photography
- Mal BullochStill Photographer
Editing
- Archie MarshekEditor
Sound
- David ButtolphOriginal Music Composer
- George ParrishOrchestrator
- Walter ScharfOrchestrator
- Leo ShukenOrchestrator
- Frank LoesserSongs
- Jacques PressSongs
- Buck WaltersBoom Operator
- John CopeSound Recordist
- Philip WisdomSound Recordist
Art
- Hans DreierArt Direction
- Robert UsherArt Direction
- Lynd WardProduction Design
Costume & Make-Up
- Wally WestmoreMakeup Department Head
- Edith HeadCostume Design
Crew
- Frank TuttleAdditional Writing
- Farciot EdouartSpecial Effects
- Gordon JenningsSpecial Effects
- William L. PereiraSpecial Effects
- Jack BaxleyStunts
- Marian ChavezTechnical Advisor
- Jimmy GrippoTechnical Advisor
- Frank HermanTechnical Advisor