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This Gun for Hire (1942)

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.

Keywords: tmdb.cat, tmdb.paranoia, tmdb.hitman, tmdb.propaganda, tmdb.police, tmdb.femme-fatale, tmdb.conspiracy + 168 more, tmdb.train, tmdb.police-shootout, tmdb.murder-mystery, tmdb.black-and-white, mdblist.has-trailer, imdb.woman-bound-and-gagged, imdb.world-war-two, imdb.railyard, imdb.magic-trick, imdb.chemical-factory, imdb.broken-wrist, imdb.murder-of-a-police-officer, imdb.female-magician, imdb.shot-through-a-door, imdb.newspaper-headline, tmdb.hired-killer, imdb.hitman, imdb.police-detective, imdb.blackmail, imdb.held-at-gunpoint, imdb.henchman, imdb.song, imdb.extortion, mdblist.fresh, mdblist.ext.2k-blu-ray, tmdb.film-noir, tmdb.nightclub-performer, tmdb.female-magician, imdb.framed-for-robbery, imdb.manhunt, imdb.childhood-trauma, imdb.collaborating-with-the-enemy, imdb.murder-of-a-blackmailer, imdb.anti-villain, imdb.following-someone, imdb.boyfriend-girlfriend-relationship, imdb.loner, imdb.traitor, imdb.murder, imdb.revenge, imdb.train, imdb.cat, imdb.old-man, imdb.nightclub, imdb.semiautomatic-pistol, imdb.redemption, imdb.blonde, imdb.conspiracy, imdb.san-francisco-california, imdb.los-angeles-california, imdb.gas-mask, imdb.double-cross, imdb.boarding-house, imdb.signed-confession, imdb.escape, imdb.self-sacrifice, imdb.thrown-down-stairs, imdb.mansion, imdb.searchlight, imdb.shot-to-death, imdb.meowing-cat, imdb.traumatic-memory, imdb.locked-in-a-cellar, imdb.carnival, imdb.contract-killer, imdb.obese-man, imdb.stolen-money, imdb.kitten, imdb.sewer, imdb.accidental-killing, imdb.man-rips-a-woman-s-dress, imdb.breaking-down-a-door, imdb.double-murder, imdb.employer-employee-relationship, imdb.jumping-off-a-bridge-onto-a-moving-train, imdb.juvenile-delinquent, imdb.recurring-dream, imdb.attempted-murder, imdb.disguise, imdb.fog, imdb.manservant, imdb.patriotism, imdb.reward, imdb.tycoon, imdb.train-station, imdb.affection, imdb.flirting, imdb.fear, imdb.knocked-unconscious, imdb.telephone-booth, imdb.monkey, imdb.saving-someone-s-life, imdb.police-shootout, imdb.treason, imdb.senator, imdb.playing-card, imdb.fugitive, imdb.murder-of-a-witness, imdb.locked-in-a-closet, imdb.window-cleaning-platform, imdb.bullet-firing-pen, imdb.deception, imdb.dubbed-singing, imdb.senate-investigation, imdb.patriot, imdb.chemist, imdb.mistaken-identity, imdb.pocket-knife, imdb.singing-magician, imdb.hiding-in-a-telephone-booth, imdb.tearing-a-page-from-a-telephone-book, imdb.bandaged-hand, imdb.monogrammed-purse, imdb.poison-gas, imdb.killing-a-cat, imdb.abused-child, imdb.panic-button, imdb.man-slaps-a-woman, imdb.man-faints, imdb.betrayal, imdb.cowardice, imdb.nightclub-owner, imdb.secret-formula, imdb.chauffeur, imdb.female-hostage, imdb.fatal-heart-attack, imdb.police-captain, imdb.secretary, imdb.magic-act, imdb.salesgirl, imdb.warehouse, imdb.factory, imdb.ground-fog, imdb.kiss-on-cheek, imdb.trick-pen, imdb.death-of-antagonist, imdb.stray-cat, imdb.cellar, imdb.train-ride, imdb.woman-disguised-as-a-man, imdb.climbing-over-a-wall, imdb.alarm-clock, imdb.dress-shop, imdb.fishing-line, imdb.jumping-off-a-bridge, imdb.hand-held-over-someone-s-mouth, imdb.jumping-onto-a-train, imdb.man-uses-a-wheelchair, imdb.telephone-book, imdb.candlestick, imdb.police-station, imdb.girl, imdb.rain, imdb.restaurant, imdb.revolver, imdb.taxi, imdb.eavesdropping, imdb.marriage-proposal, imdb.wheelchair, imdb.police-car, imdb.waitress, imdb.flashlight, imdb.thunderstorm, imdb.tear-gas, imdb.power-failure, imdb.fake-injury, imdb.golden-gate-bridge, aspectratio.1-37-1
Production companies: Paramount Pictures

Country: United States
Languages: English

Runtime: 81 min.
Released: April 24, 1942
Status: Released
Budget: $512,423
Revenue: $1,000,000
Certification: NR / 11+
poster

This Gun for Hire (1942)

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.

Genres: Crime, Drama, Film Noir, Mystery, Thriller

Keywords: tmdb.cat, tmdb.paranoia, tmdb.hitman, tmdb.propaganda, tmdb.police, tmdb.femme-fatale, tmdb.conspiracy + 168 more, tmdb.train, tmdb.police-shootout, tmdb.murder-mystery, tmdb.black-and-white, mdblist.has-trailer, imdb.woman-bound-and-gagged, imdb.world-war-two, imdb.railyard, imdb.magic-trick, imdb.chemical-factory, imdb.broken-wrist, imdb.murder-of-a-police-officer, imdb.female-magician, imdb.shot-through-a-door, imdb.newspaper-headline, tmdb.hired-killer, imdb.hitman, imdb.police-detective, imdb.blackmail, imdb.held-at-gunpoint, imdb.henchman, imdb.song, imdb.extortion, mdblist.fresh, mdblist.ext.2k-blu-ray, tmdb.film-noir, tmdb.nightclub-performer, tmdb.female-magician, imdb.framed-for-robbery, imdb.manhunt, imdb.childhood-trauma, imdb.collaborating-with-the-enemy, imdb.murder-of-a-blackmailer, imdb.anti-villain, imdb.following-someone, imdb.boyfriend-girlfriend-relationship, imdb.loner, imdb.traitor, imdb.murder, imdb.revenge, imdb.train, imdb.cat, imdb.old-man, imdb.nightclub, imdb.semiautomatic-pistol, imdb.redemption, imdb.blonde, imdb.conspiracy, imdb.san-francisco-california, imdb.los-angeles-california, imdb.gas-mask, imdb.double-cross, imdb.boarding-house, imdb.signed-confession, imdb.escape, imdb.self-sacrifice, imdb.thrown-down-stairs, imdb.mansion, imdb.searchlight, imdb.shot-to-death, imdb.meowing-cat, imdb.traumatic-memory, imdb.locked-in-a-cellar, imdb.carnival, imdb.contract-killer, imdb.obese-man, imdb.stolen-money, imdb.kitten, imdb.sewer, imdb.accidental-killing, imdb.man-rips-a-woman-s-dress, imdb.breaking-down-a-door, imdb.double-murder, imdb.employer-employee-relationship, imdb.jumping-off-a-bridge-onto-a-moving-train, imdb.juvenile-delinquent, imdb.recurring-dream, imdb.attempted-murder, imdb.disguise, imdb.fog, imdb.manservant, imdb.patriotism, imdb.reward, imdb.tycoon, imdb.train-station, imdb.affection, imdb.flirting, imdb.fear, imdb.knocked-unconscious, imdb.telephone-booth, imdb.monkey, imdb.saving-someone-s-life, imdb.police-shootout, imdb.treason, imdb.senator, imdb.playing-card, imdb.fugitive, imdb.murder-of-a-witness, imdb.locked-in-a-closet, imdb.window-cleaning-platform, imdb.bullet-firing-pen, imdb.deception, imdb.dubbed-singing, imdb.senate-investigation, imdb.patriot, imdb.chemist, imdb.mistaken-identity, imdb.pocket-knife, imdb.singing-magician, imdb.hiding-in-a-telephone-booth, imdb.tearing-a-page-from-a-telephone-book, imdb.bandaged-hand, imdb.monogrammed-purse, imdb.poison-gas, imdb.killing-a-cat, imdb.abused-child, imdb.panic-button, imdb.man-slaps-a-woman, imdb.man-faints, imdb.betrayal, imdb.cowardice, imdb.nightclub-owner, imdb.secret-formula, imdb.chauffeur, imdb.female-hostage, imdb.fatal-heart-attack, imdb.police-captain, imdb.secretary, imdb.magic-act, imdb.salesgirl, imdb.warehouse, imdb.factory, imdb.ground-fog, imdb.kiss-on-cheek, imdb.trick-pen, imdb.death-of-antagonist, imdb.stray-cat, imdb.cellar, imdb.train-ride, imdb.woman-disguised-as-a-man, imdb.climbing-over-a-wall, imdb.alarm-clock, imdb.dress-shop, imdb.fishing-line, imdb.jumping-off-a-bridge, imdb.hand-held-over-someone-s-mouth, imdb.jumping-onto-a-train, imdb.man-uses-a-wheelchair, imdb.telephone-book, imdb.candlestick, imdb.police-station, imdb.girl, imdb.rain, imdb.restaurant, imdb.revolver, imdb.taxi, imdb.eavesdropping, imdb.marriage-proposal, imdb.wheelchair, imdb.police-car, imdb.waitress, imdb.flashlight, imdb.thunderstorm, imdb.tear-gas, imdb.power-failure, imdb.fake-injury, imdb.golden-gate-bridge, aspectratio.1-37-1

Production companies: Paramount Pictures

Country: United States
Languages: English

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trailer
Runtime: 81 min.
Released: April 24, 1942
Status: Released
Budget: $512,423
Revenue: $1,000,000
Certification: NR / 11+

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