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24/04/1942 Crime, Thriller, Mystery 1h 21m
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A Lone Wolf…dynamite with a girl or a gun!

Overview

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.

  1. Frank Tuttle

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Alan Ladd

    Philip Raven

  2. Veronica Lake

    Ellen Graham

  3. Robert Preston

    Det. Michael Crane

  4. Laird Cregar

    Willard Gates

  5. Tully Marshall

    Alvin Brewster

  6. Marc Lawrence

    Tommy

  7. Olin Howland

    Blair Fletcher

  8. Roger Imhof

    Senator Burnett

  9. Pamela Blake

    Annie

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2019-01-10
I like Cats! So says the icy cold broken wrist killer!

Phillip Raven is a hit man of no obvious moral fibre, he literally will kill anyone for the right price. After fulfilling a contract for the chocolate munching Willard Gates, he finds himself pursued by the law on account that he was paid by Gates with stolen money. Raven sets out for the ultimate revenge and dovetailing towards the explosive finale with him is sultry conjurer Ellen Graham and honest cop Michael Crane.

Based on the Graham Greene novel "A Gun For Sale", this is not a straight out adaptation, the plot has been re-jigge...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$512,423.00

Revenue
$1,000,000.00

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