Veronica Lake & Alan Ladd in This Gun For Hire (Paramount, 1942). Image From Movie Poster
Hit man Philip Raven kills a blackmailer and is paid off by traitor Willard Gates in "hot" money. Meanwhile, Ellen Graham is enlisted by a Senate committee to help investigate Gates. Raven, seeking Gates for revenge, meets Ellen on the train; their relationship gradually evolves from that of killer and potential victim to an uneasy alliance against a common enemy. [Synopsis from IMDb movie data base at www.imdb.com/title/tt0035432/]
Here's a link to the original trailer for this classic film noir:
www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/448267/This-Gun-For-Hire-Orig...
Veronica Lake & Alan Ladd in This Gun For Hire (Paramount, 1942). Image From Movie Poster
Hit man Philip Raven kills a blackmailer and is paid off by traitor Willard Gates in "hot" money. Meanwhile, Ellen Graham is enlisted by a Senate committee to help investigate Gates. Raven, seeking Gates for revenge, meets Ellen on the train; their relationship gradually evolves from that of killer and potential victim to an uneasy alliance against a common enemy. [Synopsis from IMDb movie data base at www.imdb.com/title/tt0035432/]
Here's a link to the original trailer for this classic film noir:
www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/448267/This-Gun-For-Hire-Orig...