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This Gun for Hire (1942)

★ 7.4Approved80 min

1942 film by Frank Tuttle

This Gun for Hire is a 1942 American film noir crime film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Veronica Lake, Robert Preston, Laird Cregar, and Alan Ladd. It is based on the 1936 novel A Gun for Sale by Graham Greene (published in the United States with the same title as the film).

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is This Gun for Hire about?
This Gun for Hire (1942) — Hit man Philip Raven, who's kind to children and cats, kills a blackmailer and is paid off by traitor Willard Gates in "hot" money. Meanwhile, pert entertainer Ellen Graham, girlfriend of police Lieut. Crane (who's after Raven) is enlisted by a Senate committee to help investigat
Is This Gun for Hire based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is This Gun for Hire scary?
Content rating: Approved. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.