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05/24/03
This Gun for Hire (1942)
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Reviews Counted:13
Fresh:12
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... [More]
Starring: Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Robert Preston, Marc Lawrence
Director: Frank Tuttle
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07/30/03
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03/25/06
Noir favorite; Ladd and Lake are a gangbusters team.
03/10/06
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01/14/05
This is the film noir that made Alan Ladd a hot star after many years as a struggling actor.
08/12/01
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07/04/05
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.
02/12/09
A great vein of noir tropes, greatly mined
09/25/09
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02/09/06
A fairly lackluster reading of Greene's novel.
01/27/03
Fine Frank Tuttle thriller that first teamed Ladd and Lake
08/21/02
Enjoyable, although the plot is a little incredible and Ladd isn't the most charming leading man in the world.
03/17/02
For good reason it made Alan Ladd a star.
10/25/04
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