Crime ·Thriller ·Mystery · United States of America · 1942 · 1h 21m

This Gun for Hire

This Gun for Hire poster
Director
Frank Tuttle
Cast
Alan Ladd as Philip Raven Veronica Lake as Ellen Graham Robert Preston as Det. Michael Crane Laird Cregar as Willard Gates Tully Marshall as Alvin Brewster Marc Lawrence as Tommy
Crew
John F. Seitz — Director of Photography Archie Marshek — Editor David Buttolph — Original Music Composer W.R. Burnett — Screenplay Albert Maltz — Screenplay Graham Greene — Novel
Tagline

A Lone Wolf…dynamite with a girl or a gun!

Synopsis

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.

Trailer This Gun for Hire — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Mood & Themes
policehitmanpropagandacatparanoiafemme fatalefilm noirconspiracyblack and whitetrainhired killerpolice shootout
Key Collaborators
Frank Tuttle Director John F. Seitz Director of Photography Archie Marshek Editor David Buttolph Original Music Composer W.R. Burnett Screenplay Albert Maltz Screenplay Graham Greene Novel Lynd Ward Production Design Edith Head Costume Design
Follow the Thread

Frank Tuttle directed This Gun for Hire. Explore their complete filmography and the collaborators who shaped their vision.

Frank Tuttle's filmography → More Crime → More Thriller → More Mystery → John F. Seitz's cinematography →
Agent-readable