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.
Directed by Frank Tuttle
police
hitman
propaganda
cat
paranoia
femme fatale
film noir
conspiracy
black and white
train
hired killer
police shootout
nightclub performer
murder mystery
female magician
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Cast
Alan Ladd
Philip Raven
Veronica Lake
Ellen Graham
Robert Preston
Det. Michael Crane
Laird Cregar
Willard Gates
Tully Marshall
Alvin Brewster
Marc Lawrence
Tommy
Olin Howland
Blair Fletcher
Roger Imhof
Senator Burnett
Pamela Blake
Annie
Frank Ferguson
Albert Baker
Victor Kilian
Drew
Patricia Farr
Ruby
Crew
Frank Tuttle
Director
Albert Maltz
Screenplay
W.R. Burnett
Screenplay
John F. Seitz
Director of Photography
Graham Greene
Novel
Wally Westmore
Makeup Department Head
Edith Head
Costume Design
Frank Tuttle
Additional Writing
Walter Scharf
Orchestrator
Frank Loesser
Songs
Popular Reviews
34 reviews
Aphrodite
6.0★ · 05/13/26
ok raven, now you don't have to dream that nightmare anymore 🦅
ok raven, now you don't have to dream that nightmare anymore 🦅
playlistz
9.0★ · 12/27/25
probablemente la película a la que más amor le tengo, gracias veronica lake por hacerme entrar a este mundillo
probablemente la película a la que más amor le tengo, gracias veronica lake por hacerme entrar a este mundillo
Poo
7.0★ · 11/08/25
Raven to every person around him: 😠 Raven to a stray cat: 😍
Raven to every person around him: 😠 Raven to a stray cat: 😍
Bryce
8.0★ · 07/31/25
Alan Ladd does a great job of making you root for raven in this and him and Lake have great chemistry. Raven suffers from childhood trauma. The plot is engaging in its very fast run time. Raven unfortunately can't survive because villains had to lose in the 40s
Alan Ladd does a great job of making you root for raven in this and him and Lake have great chemistry. Raven suffers from childhood trauma. The plot is engaging in its very fast run time. Raven unfortunately can't survive because villains had to lose in the 40s
Nathan English
7.0★ · 05/16/25
When the hotel doesn’t have streaming on TV, you’ll watch whatever is on TCM. This wasn’t half bad tho.
When the hotel doesn’t have streaming on TV, you’ll watch whatever is on TCM. This wasn’t half bad tho.