This Gun For Hire
In wartime San Francisco, a chemist has a secret formula that is being sought-after by both sides. Nightclub owner Willard Gates (Laird Crager) hires hitman Philip Raven (Alan Ladd) to secure the […]
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Terry Meehan Film Series
Events
Act of Violence (1949) Directed by Fred Zinneman (82 minutes)
Frank Enley (Van Heflin) and Joe Parkson (Robert Ryan) were best friends and served together during World War II. When they were captured by the Germans and spent time in […]
Thieves’ Highway (1949) Directed by Jules Dassin (87 minutes)
World War II veteran Nico Garcos (Richard Conte) returns home to find that his father has been maimed, and his trucking business hijacked. The man responsible is local mobster Mike […]
Criss Cross (1949) Directed by Robert Siodmak (84 minutes)
Steve Thompson (Burt Lancaster) returns home to LA after two years of drifting and trying to forget his ex-wife Anna (Yvonne De Carlo). He can’t. She is now married to […]