Only Old Movies - ultimate source of old, good classics from 1930`s to 1980`s: Frank Tuttle

Friday, April 3, 2009

This gun for hire (1942) - Veronica Lake, Alan Ladd

Rating 7.7/10
Runtime: 81 min
Language: English
Country: USA
Directed by: Frank Tuttle
IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035432/

Cast

Veronica Lake ... Ellen Graham
Robert Preston ... Det. Michael Crane
Laird Cregar ... Willard Gates
Alan Ladd ... Philip Raven
Tully Marshall ... Alvin Brewster
Marc Lawrence ... Tommy

Description: 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 investigate Gates. Raven, seeking Gates for revenge, meets Ellen on the train; their relationship gradually evolves from that of killer and potential victim to an uneasy alliance against a common enemy.

Screens: