This Gun For Hire

Classic '40s noir starring Veronica Lake and Alan Ladd. When the hit man known as Raven (Ladd) is double-crossed by nightclub owner Willard Gates (Laird Cregar), acting as the middleman for traitorous industrialist Alvin Brewster (Tully Marshall), he travels to Los Angeles determined to have his revenge. When Raven inadvertently meets up with Ellen Graham (Lake) a nightclub magician and singer at Gates' club she proves a useful ally in getting to the bottom of his betrayal.

Meanwhile, Ellen's fiancée Lt. Michael Crane (Robert Preston) tries as best he can to keep up, tracking Raven while wondering if his girlfriend has been kidnapped or is a willing accomplice.