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    This Gun for Hire

    Poster of the movie This Gun for Hire
    1942     Film noir    
    USA
    1h 20min

    Raven (Alan Ladd) is a cold-blooded professional killer who's been double-crossed by his client Willard Gates (Laird Cregar), owner of Nitro Chemical and a suspected traitor by the U.S. government. Ellen (Veronica Lake), a beautiful nightclub singer and working undercover is hired by Gates to sing at his club. A twist of events leads Raven and Ellen to join forces and before the case is wrapped up, someone will pay with his life.

    Directed byFrank Tuttle
    Written byGraham Greene, Albert Maltz
    CompanyParamount PicturesParamount PicturesParamount Pictures

    Starring

    Veronica Lake
    Robert Preston
    Alan Ladd
    Olin Howland
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