- Country: USA
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Release: 1942-09-19
- Director: Frank Tuttle
- Writers: Albert Maltz , W.R. Burnett , Graham Greene
- Language: English
- Stars: Alan Ladd , Veronica Lake , Robert Preston , Laird Cregar , Tully Marshall (1864–1943) , Marc Lawrence , Olin Howland , Roger Imhof , Pamela Blake , Frank Ferguson
- Runtime: 81 min
- Awards: 1 win
- AKA: A merénylet (Hungary) , This Gun for Hire (United Kingdom) , Revolver til leje (Denmark) , The Redemption of Raven (United States of America) , Revolver na predaj (Slovakia (Slovak Republic)) , Killer zu vermieten , El cuervo (Spain) , Aluga-se Esta Arma (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Оружие для найма , Le tueur à gages (Belgium) , Η αγάπη του γκάνγκστερ (Greece) , Un alma atormentada (Mexico) , This Gun for Hire , Un alma torturada (Argentina) , Vainottu (Finland) , Pistolet do wynajęcia (Poland) , Die Narbenhand , This Gun for Hire (Canada) , Il fuorilegge (Italy) , Die Narbenhand (Austria) , De omgekochte dooder (Belgium) , Revolver til leie (Norway) , Contratado para matar (Spain) , Un alma torturada (Mexico) , Inringad! (Sweden) , This Gun for Hire (United States of America) , Acest ucigaş tocmit (Romania) , Зброя для найму (Ukraine) , De wreker (Netherlands the) , Оръжие за продан (Bulgaria) , Revolver na prodej (Czech Republic) , Tueur à gages (France, French Republic) , Alma Torturada (Brazil)
- Plot:
Sadistic killer-for-hire 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.
- IMDB:tt0035432
This Gun for Hire Cast · · · ALL
Frank Tuttle
Director
Veronica Lake
Ellen Graham
Robert Preston
Det. Michael Crane
Laird Cregar
Willard Gates
Alan Ladd
Philip Raven
Tully Marshall
(1864–1943)
Alvin Brewster
Marc Lawrence
Tommy
Olin Howland
Blair Fletcher
Roger Imhof
Senator Burnett
Frank Ferguson
Albert Baker
Victor Kilian
Drew
Patricia Farr
Ruby
Harry Shannon
Steve Finnerty
Charles C. Wilson
Police Captain
Mikhail Rasumny
Slukey
Bernadene Hayes
Albert Baker's Secretary
Mary Davenport
Salesgirl
Chester Clute
Rooming House Manager
Charles Arnt
Male Dressmaker
Earle S. Dewey
Mr. Collins
Clem Bevans
Scissor Grinder
Lynda Grey
Gates' Secretary
George Anderson
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Don Barclay
(I)
(1892–1975)
Piano Player (uncredited)
Ernest Baskett
Porter (uncredited)
Jack Baxley
Innocent Dupe (uncredited)