Outstanding
film noir, based on Graham Greene's novel
A Gun For Sale, which presents one of the most disturbed (and disturbing) killers ever to cross the screen. Ladd is scary because he doesn't care; he is simply a killing machine hired out by whoever will pay. Only when Lake takes the
time to break through the emotional fortress that he has built around himself does Ladd show any signs of humanity.
This is the film that made Alan Ladd a star. Although director Tuttle had originally intended to cast Preston in the lead role, he later decided to hunt for an unknown. When Tuttle was introduced to Ladd, the director was convinced that the 28-year-old...
Released:
1942
Rated:
NR
Length:
80 mins