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This Gun for Hire

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This Gun for Hire (1942)

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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... 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]

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

DVD Info

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Jul 6, 2004

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DVD Features:

  • Region [unknown]
  • Keep Case
  • Full Frame - 1.33

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REEL_REVIEWER
THIS GUN FOR HIRE is loaded with tough guys, but Veronica Lake steals the show!
by: REEL_REVIEWER 3/6/05

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THIS GUN FOR HIRE is loaded with tough guys, but Veronica Lake steals the show!
by: REEL_REVIEWER 3/6/05

REEL_REVIEWER
THIS GUN FOR HIRE is loaded with tough guys, but Veronica Lake steals the show!
by: REEL_REVIEWER 3/6/05

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THIS GUN FOR HIRE is loaded with tough guys, but Veronica Lake steals the show!
by: REEL_REVIEWER 3/6/05

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