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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 America with the same title as the film).
Alan Ladd stars as a hit man who teams up with a woman (Veronica Lake) to expose a traitor and a foreign spy. Based on a novel by Graham Greene, the film features a classic plot, a witty script and a memorable cast.
- (11K)
- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Frank Tuttle
- 1942-09-19
Watch the 1942 American film noir based on Graham Greene's novel, starring Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Robert Preston, and Laird Cregar. Read reviews, synopsis, and more from Internet Archive.
- 81 min
- 22.4K
- Enid Montague508
Sadistic killer-for-hire Raven (Alan Ladd) becomes enraged when his latest job is paid off in marked bills. Vowing to track down his double-crossing boss, nightclub executive Gates (Laird...
- (17)
- Alan Ladd
- Frank Tuttle
- Crime, Drama
The fugitives hide in a shack in the railroad yards surrounded by the police, and form a bond when they each discover how Gates has betrayed them. When a cat comes into the shack, the hardened killer fondles the animal, but is forced to kill it when it nearly gives away their location.
- Frank Tuttle, George Templeton
- Veronica Lake
This Gun for Hire (1942) is a classic and early slice of film noir, with Veronica Lake at her funniest and best, with Alan Ladd as a psychopathic hero.
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A hit man seeks revenge on his double-crossing boss and falls for his boss' fiancée, a police lieutenant's girlfriend. Watch the trailer, read the reviews and learn more about this classic film noir on The Movie Database.
