This Gun for Hire (1942) | |
| Director(s) | Frank Tuttle |
| Producer(s) | Richard Blumenthal (associate) |
| Top Genres | Crime, Drama, Film Noir, Mystery, Thriller/Suspense |
| Top Topics | |
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This Gun for Hire (1942) was a Crime - Film Noir Film directed by Frank Tuttle and produced by Richard Blumenthal.
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Veronica Lake, Robert Preston, and Alan Ladd in “This Gun for Hire”
By Stephen Reginald on Jul 16, 2025 From Classic Movie ManVeronica Lake, Robert Preston, and Alan Ladd in “This Gun for Hire” Release date: May 13, 1942Director: Frank TuttleStory by: Graham Greene Adapted from: A Gun for SaleVeronica Lake and Alan LaddThis Gun For Hire, based on the novel by Graham Greene, was released in 1942, long ... Read full article
This Gun for Hire (1942)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Jun 9, 2017 From 4 Star FilmsAlan Ladd and Veronica Lake found themselves partnered together on numerous occasions partially out of convenience (at 5’6 and 4’11 they were a perfect height match) but also there’s a genuine chemistry between them. And it all came into being with This Gun for Hire an economical f... Read full article
This Gun for Hire (1942)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Jun 9, 2017 From 4 Star FilmsAlan Ladd and Veronica Lake found themselves partnered together on numerous occasions partially out of convenience (at 5’6 and 4’11 they were a perfect height match) but also there’s a genuine chemistry between them. And it all came into being with This Gun for Hire an economical f... Read full article
This Gun For Hire: One of the Great Film Noirs in American Cinema
By Rick29 on Jan 25, 2016 From Classic Film & TV CafeAlan Ladd in his star-making role. This practically perfect early noir has a strong reputation and yet, while researching for this review, I was left with the feeling that it's underrated. The prestigious British Film Institute doesn't even include This Gun for Hire (1942) in its list of "10 Great ... Read full article
Style Essentials--Veronica Lake Meets Alan Ladd + Iconic Style in 1942's THIS GUN FOR HIRE
on Nov 4, 2014 From GlamAmorAs most know, I am an enormous fan of film noir, particularly those that premiered in the 1940s, and have written about many of them on GlamAmor. It seems appropriate, then, that I have been asked to speak on this very subject at the Skirball Cultural Center on December 7th as part of their extensi... Read full article
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Quotes from
Ellen Graham: You're a funny guy. You like my doing that, but you won't admit it.
Philip Raven: That's sucker talk.
Ellen Graham: Why don't you go to the police?
Philip Raven: I'm my own police.
Willard Gates: Raven... how do you feel when you're doing...
[indicates murder headlines]
Willard Gates: this?
Philip Raven: I feel fine.
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Facts about
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
Dickie Jones (Raven as a Boy) and Hermine Sterler (Raven's Aunt) are listed in studio records as members of the cast, but those scenes were cut before the film's release. Studio records also indicate a running time of about 93 minutes, indicating about 12 minutes were eventually cut from the film.
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