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This Gun for Hire 1942

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.

Directed by: Frank Tuttle
Written by: W.R. Burnett & Albert Maltz
Runtime: 81 minutes
Critics score:
93 / 100
Tagline: A Lone Wolf…dynamite with a girl or a gun!
Cast:
Veronica Lake Veronica Lake
Ellen Graham 
Alan Ladd Alan Ladd
Philip Raven 
Robert Preston Robert Preston
Det. Michael Crane 
Yvonne De Carlo Yvonne De Carlo
Showgirl at Neptune Club (uncredited) 
Charles Arnt Charles Arnt
Male Dressmaker 
Don Barclay Don Barclay
Piano Player (uncredited) 
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Also known as:
  • A merénylet
  • Acest ucigaş tocmit
  • Alma Torturada
  • Aluga-se Esta Arma
  • De wreker
  • Die Narbenhand
  • El cuervo
  • I agapi tou gangster
  • Il fuorilegge
  • Inringad!
  • Killer zu vermieten
  • Pistolet do wynajecia
  • Revolver til leie
  • Tueur à gages
  • Un alma atormentada
  • Vainottu
  • Зброя для найму
  • Оръжие за продан