The film's thrilling bullet-laden finale, fast pace and lovely black-and-white photography more than makes up for some of the overt misogyny that was common in this genre and era.
This Gun for Hire (1942)
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Reviews Counted: 12
Fresh: 11
Rotten:1
Average Rating: 7.3/10
Runtime: 81 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: In this classic film noir, tough-guy thriller, Alan Ladd plays Philip Raven, a double-crossed gunman who is out for revenge, with Veronica Lake as Ellen Graham, his platinum blond bombshell... In this classic film noir, tough-guy thriller, Alan Ladd plays Philip Raven, a double-crossed gunman who is out for revenge, with Veronica Lake as Ellen Graham, his platinum blond bombshell companion. A hired gun, Raven is kind to everyone but his targets, and when he kills an extortionist and receives stolen money in compensation, he becomes the target of a Senate investigation that leads him to set his gunsight on Ellen. [More]
Starring: Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Robert Preston, Marc Lawrence
Starring: Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Robert Preston, Marc Lawrence, Mikhail Rasumny, Pamela Blake, Harry Shannon, Frank Ferguson, Bernadene Hayes
Director: Frank Tuttle
Director: Frank Tuttle
Producer: Richard M. Blumenthal
Screenwriter: W.R. Burnett
Composer: David Buttolph
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Reviews for This Gun for Hire
Enjoyable, although the plot is a little incredible and Ladd isn't the most charming leading man in the world.
This is the film noir that made Alan Ladd a hot star after many years as a struggling actor.
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