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This Gun for Hire
First aired on Apr 24, 1942
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Genres: Crime, Thriller, Mystery

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.

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Veronica Lake | Ellen Graham
Robert Preston | Det. Michael Crane
Laird Cregar | Willard Gates
Alan Ladd | Philip Raven
Tully Marshall | Alvin Brewster
Marc Lawrence | Tommy
Featured Crew
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David Buttolph | Original Music Composer
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Hans Dreier | Art Direction
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Buddy G. DeSylva | Executive Producer
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W.R. Burnett | Screenplay
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Wally Westmore | Makeup Department Head
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Graham Greene | Novel