该电影由弗兰克·塔特尔执导，维罗妮卡·莱克、罗伯特·普雷斯顿、拉尔德·克雷加、艾伦·拉德、塔利·马绍尔等主演，于1942年上映。在82分钟的叙事中，《合约杀手》（又名：出租的枪、刽子手）Hit man Philip Raven, who’s kind to children and cats, kills a blackmailer and is paid off by traitor Willard Gates in ”hot” money. Meanwhile, pert entertainer Ellen Graham, girlfriend of police Lieut. Crane (who’s after Raven) is enlisted by a Senate committee to help investigate Gates. Raven, seeking Gates for revenge, meets Ellen on the train; their relationship gradually evolves from that of killer and potential victim to an uneasy alliance against a common enemy.