Movie

This Gun for Hire

Released: April 24, 1942 (1942)

Runtime: 81 minutes

Genres: Crime, Thriller, Mystery

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.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Tully Marshall as Alvin Brewster
Age at release: 78
Roger Imhof as Senator Burnett
Age at release: 66
Olin Howland as Blair Fletcher
Age at release: 56
Frank Ferguson as Albert Baker
Age at release: 42
Marc Lawrence as Tommy
Age at release: 32
Alan Ladd as Philip Raven
Age at release: 28
Laird Cregar as Willard Gates
Age at release: 28
Pamela Blake as Annie
Age at release: 26
Robert Preston as Det. Michael Crane
Age at release: 23
Veronica Lake as Ellen Graham
Age at release: 19

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Clem Bevans as Scissor Grinder
Age at release: 61
Jack Baxley as Innocent Dupe (uncredited)
Age at release: 57
George Anderson as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Age at release: 56
Victor Kilian as Drew
Age at release: 51
Harry Shannon as Steve Finnerty
Age at release: 51
Mikhail Rasumny as Slukey
Age at release: 51
Chester Clute as Rooming House Manager
Age at release: 51
Don Barclay as Piano Player (uncredited)
Age at release: 49
Charles C. Wilson as Police Captain
Age at release: 47
Charles Arnt as Male Dressmaker
Age at release: 35
Bernadene Hayes as Albert Baker's Secretary
Age at release: 30
Patricia Farr as Ruby
Age at release: 29
Lynda Grey as Gates' Secretary
Age at release: 29
Karin Booth as Waitress (uncredited)
Age at release: 25
William Cabanne as Laundry Truck Driver (uncredited)
Age at release: 21
Mary Davenport as Salesgirl
Age at release: Unknown
Earle S. Dewey as Mr. Collins
Age at release: Unknown
Virita Campbell as Little Girl
Age at release: Unknown
Ernest Baskett as Porter (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
Harry Brown as Superintendent (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown