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This Gun for Hire

This Gun for Hire (1942)

Crime, Drama, Thriller, Mystery | United States

Director: Frank Tuttle

Great! Movies Classic | Monday, 14 September 2020 | 13:15

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Rating: 7.5/10

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SYNOPSIS

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.

Actors

Writer: Albert Maltz, W.R. Burnett

RUNTIME: 81 min

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