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Overall Rank: 4522
Average Rating: 2.8/4
# of Ratings: 18
Theatrical Release Date: 05/13/1942
Language: English
Genre: Crime, Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Frank Tuttle
Actors: Veronica Lake, Robert Preston, Laird Cregar, Alan Ladd, Tully Marshall, Marc Lawrence
Plot: A hitman with his own code kills a blackmailer for William Gates - who turns traitor by paying him off with marked bills. Seeking revenge, he happens to meet Ellen Graham - girlfriend of a police lieutenant who is on his case and who happens to be investigating Gates for the Senate. The two form an uneasy alliance to take down a common enemy. -- Chris Kavan
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3/4
Indyfreak - wrote on 09/01/2014
Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake kill it together in one of their many onscreen pairings during the 1940s. Its plot of betrayal and vengeance interlaced with wartime intrigue is aided by stylish visuals and a supporting cast that includes Robert Preston as a dedicated cop and Laird Cregar as a facetiously worrisome baddie.
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Allison - wrote on 10/27/2008
This is pretty good stuff. Veronica Lake & Alan Ladd were paired often together so much because of their great chemistry.
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"This Gun For Hire" by Yojimbo
Yojimbo - wrote on 12/28/2011
A killer for hire hunts down the men who double crossed him in the company of a beautiful night club singer with the police in hot pursuit. This Gun For Hire was a BIG disappointment for me. Touted as a Film Noir classic, it really seemed to me to be a trashy, crowd pleasing cash in rather than the real thing. In the win column, Alan Ladd is pretty good as the killer, it's nicely shot and I'll never resent having to watch Veronica Lake do pretty much anything. On the down side, she looks about as comfortable as a prospector being ordered to dance by a gun toting Jack Palance when doing her faintly embarrassing magic/musical numbers and the plot is just a load of ludicrous contrivances punctuated with piss weak dialogue and hammy performances. But the worst offender for me was Frank …
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