---
title: 'This Gun for Hire (1942)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Frank Tuttle'
released: '1942-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 80
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/this-gun-for-hire-1942'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035432/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# This Gun for Hire (1942)

1942 · 80 min · Drama, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

This Gun for Hire is a 1942 American film noir crime film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Veronica Lake, Robert Preston, Laird Cregar, and Alan Ladd. It is based on the 1936 novel A Gun for Sale by Graham Greene.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Frank Tuttle](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-tuttle)
- **Screenplay:** [Graham Greene](https://cinepixo.com/people/graham-greene), [Albert Maltz](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-maltz), [W. R. Burnett](https://cinepixo.com/people/w-r-burnett)
- **Original Music Composer:** [David Buttolph](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-buttolph)
- **Producer:** [Richard Blumenthal](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-blumenthal)
- **Director of Photography:** [John F. Seitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-f-seitz)
- **Editor:** [Archie Marshek](https://cinepixo.com/people/archie-marshek)

## Cast

- [Mikhail Rasumny](https://cinepixo.com/people/mikhail-rasumny)
- [Olin Howland](https://cinepixo.com/people/olin-howland)
- [Emmett Vogan](https://cinepixo.com/people/emmett-vogan)
- [Marc Lawrence](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-lawrence)
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- [Yvonne De Carlo](https://cinepixo.com/people/yvonne-de-carlo)
- [George Magrill](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-magrill)
- [Harry Hayden](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-hayden)
- [Frank Ferguson](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-ferguson)
- [Veronica Lake](https://cinepixo.com/people/veronica-lake)
- [Cyril Ring](https://cinepixo.com/people/cyril-ring)
- [Laird Cregar](https://cinepixo.com/people/laird-cregar)
- [Eddy Chandler](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddy-chandler)
- [Sarah Padden](https://cinepixo.com/people/sarah-padden)
- [Alan Ladd](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-ladd)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/this-gun-for-hire-1942
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