This Gun for Hire
A Lone Wolf…dynamite with a girl or a gun!
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4/24/1942Runtime
81 minsOverview
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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ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$512,423Revenue
$1,000,000Homepage
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A taut noir thriller where a cold-blooded killer finds unexpected connection with a woman trying to save him, all while evading the law and his vengeful underworld nemesis. Paranoia and moral ambiguity crackle through every frame.
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