| This Gun for Hire | |
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| Directed by | Frank Tuttle |
| Screenplay by | Albert Maltz W.R. Burnett |
| Based on | A Gun for Sale by Graham Greene |
| Produced by | Richard Blumenthal |
| Starring | Veronica Lake Robert Preston Laird Cregar Alan Ladd |
| Cinematography | John Seitz |
| Edited by | Archie Marshek |
| Music by | David Buttolph |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | Less than $500,000[1] or $512,423.16[2] |
| Box office | $1 million (US rentals)[3] |
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 (published in America with the same title as the film).[4]
- ^ Linet, Beverly. Ladd: A Hollywood Tragedy. p. 67.
- ^ Mank, Gregory William (2018). Laird Cregar: A Hollywood Tragedy. McFarland.
- ^ "101 Pix Gross in Millions". Variety. January 6, 1943. p. 58.
- ^ eMoviePoster.com