This Gun for Hire (1942)
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Reviews Counted: 11 Fresh: 10 Rotten:1 Average Rating: 7.2/10
Runtime: 81 mins
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 companion. A hired gun, Raven is kind to everyone but his targets, and when he kills an extortionist... [More]
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. [Less]
Genre: Action/Adventure
Starring: Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Robert Preston, Marc Lawrence, Mikhail Rasumny
Director: Frank Tuttle
Producer: Richard M. Blumenthal
Screenwriter: W.R. Burnett
Composer: David Buttolph
Producer: Richard M. Blumenthal
Screenwriter: W.R. Burnett
Composer: David Buttolph
DVD Info
Release:
Jul 6, 2004
DVD Features:
- Region [unknown]
- Keep Case
- Full Frame - 1.33
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Enjoyable, although the plot is a little incredible and Ladd isn't the most charming leading man in the world.
03/17/02 08:09 AM
This is the film noir that made Alan Ladd a hot star after many years as a struggling actor.
08/12/01 02:51 PM
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