THIS GUN FOR HIRE • D. FRANK TUTTLE • 1942
Entirely average early film noir from Hollywood with Veronica Lake, who is marginally captivating (is that a compliment?) Starts out promising, but the narrative takes a quick nose-dive into over-the-top absurdity. Graham Greene wrote the novel on which this is based, but this is no THIRD MAN (see below).
I suppose there was nice photography around the gas works, but damn, what a snooze.
