“弗兰克·塔特尔”导演的《合约杀手1942》是一部非常好的电影,加上维罗妮卡·莱克,罗伯特·普雷斯顿,拉尔德·克雷加,艾伦·拉德,塔利·马绍尔等演员的加盟,使这部原本平淡的剧本焕发出新的光彩,赢得了观众的高度评价。
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.