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This Gun for Hire

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

1942-04-24
6.9
en 81m
CrimeThrillerMystery
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.

Original Music Composer

David Buttolph

Art Direction

Hans Dreier

Executive Producer

Buddy G. DeSylva

Screenplay

W.R. Burnett

Makeup Department Head

Wally Westmore

Novel

Graham Greene

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Status

Released

Revenue

$1,000,000

Budget

$512,423

Countries

  • United States of America

Companies

  • Paramount Pictures

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