The Killers (1946)
Two hit men walk into a diner asking for a man called "the Swede". When the killers find the Swede, he's expecting them and doesn't put up a fight. Since the Swede had a life insurance policy, an investigator, on a hunch, decides to look into the murder. As the Swede's past is laid bare, it comes to light that he was in love with a beautiful woman who may have lured him into pulling off a bank robbery overseen by another man.
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Edmond O'Brien
as Jim Reardon
as Jim Reardon
Burt Lancaster
as 'Swede' Andersen
as 'Swede' Andersen
Ava Gardner
as Kitty Collins
as Kitty Collins
Albert Dekker
as Big Jim Colfax
as Big Jim Colfax
Sam Levene
as Lt. Sam Lubinsky
as Lt. Sam Lubinsky
Vince Barnett
as Charleston
as Charleston
Virginia Christine
as Lilly Harmon Lubinsky
as Lilly Harmon Lubinsky
Jack Lambert
as 'Dum-Dum' Clarke
as 'Dum-Dum' Clarke
Charles D. Brown
as Packy Robinson - Ole's Manager
as Packy Robinson - Ole's Manager
Donald MacBride
as R.S. Kenyon
as R.S. Kenyon
Charles McGraw
as Al
as Al
William Conrad
as Max
as Max
Jeff Corey
as Blinky Franklin (uncredited)
as Blinky Franklin (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
as Restaurant Chef (uncredited)
as Restaurant Chef (uncredited)
Frank McLure
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Howard Freeman
as Brentwood Police Chief (uncredited)
as Brentwood Police Chief (uncredited)
Charles Middleton
as Farmer (uncredited)
as Farmer (uncredited)
Queenie Smith
as Mary Ellen 'Queenie' Daugherty (uncredited)
as Mary Ellen 'Queenie' Daugherty (uncredited)
Jack Cheatham
as Police Driver (uncredited)
as Police Driver (uncredited)
William Ruhl
as Fran (uncredited)
as Fran (uncredited)
Ernie Adams
as Hood with Cane (uncredited)
as Hood with Cane (uncredited)
George Anderson
as Jail Ward Doctor (uncredited)
as Jail Ward Doctor (uncredited)
Sam Ash
as (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
Frank Baker
as Fight Spectator (uncredited)
as Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
as Fight Spectator (uncredited)
as Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Sam Harris
as Fight Spectator (uncredited)
as Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Jack Lomas
as Fight Spectator (uncredited)
as Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Jack Tornek
as Fight Spectator (uncredited)
as Fight Spectator (uncredited)
John Sheehan
as Fight Arena Doctor (uncredited)
as Fight Arena Doctor (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
as Party Guest (uncredited)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Mike Lally
as Party Guest (uncredited)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
John Berkes
as Mr. Plunther (uncredited)
as Mr. Plunther (uncredited)
Edward Biby
as Cafe Patron (uncredited)
as Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Robert Haines
as Cafe Patron (uncredited)
as Cafe Patron (uncredited)
George Hoagland
as Cafe Patron (uncredited)
as Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Florence Wix
as Cafe Patron (uncredited)
as Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Harry Brown
as Paymaster (uncredited)
as Paymaster (uncredited)
Phil Brown
as Nick Adams (uncredited)
as Nick Adams (uncredited)
James Conaty
as Onlooker at Green Cat (uncredited)
as Onlooker at Green Cat (uncredited)
Noel Cravat
as Lou Tingle (uncredited)
as Lou Tingle (uncredited)
Neal Dodd
as Minister (uncredited)
as Minister (uncredited)
Mike Donovan
as Timekeeper (uncredited)
as Timekeeper (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
as Green Cat Patron (uncredited)
as Green Cat Patron (uncredited)
Nolan Leary
as Green Cat Waiter (uncredited)
as Green Cat Waiter (uncredited)
Michael Hale
as Pete (uncredited)
as Pete (uncredited)
Harry Hayden
as George (uncredited)
as George (uncredited)
Mark Hellinger
as Man Drinking at Bar (uncredited)
as Man Drinking at Bar (uncredited)
Al Hill
as Disgruntled Diner Patron (uncredited)
as Disgruntled Diner Patron (uncredited)
Jimmie Horan
as Factory Worker (uncredited)
as Factory Worker (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
as Passerby Outside Theatre / Green Cat Patron (uncredited)
as Passerby Outside Theatre / Green Cat Patron (uncredited)
Paul Kruger
as Reporter (uncredited)
as Reporter (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Perc Launders
as Policeman (uncredited)
as Policeman (uncredited)
Howard Negley
as Policeman (uncredited)
as Policeman (uncredited)
Vera Lewis
as Ma Hirsch (uncredited)
as Ma Hirsch (uncredited)
Therese Lyon
as Mrs. Grimes (uncredited)
as Mrs. Grimes (uncredited)
John Miljan
as Jake the Rake (uncredited)
as Jake the Rake (uncredited)
Garry Owen
as Joe Smalley (uncredited)
as Joe Smalley (uncredited)
Beatrice Roberts
as Nurse (uncredited)
as Nurse (uncredited)
Wally Rose
as Bartender (uncredited)
as Bartender (uncredited)
Wallace Scott
as Charlie (uncredited)
as Charlie (uncredited)
Ann Staunton
as Stella (uncredited)
as Stella (uncredited)
Milton Wallace
as Waiter (uncredited)
as Waiter (uncredited)
Bill Walker
as Sam (uncredited)
as Sam (uncredited)
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Robert Siodmak
Director
Director
Ernest Hemingway
Novel
Novel
Anthony Veiller
Screenplay
Screenplay
Mark Hellinger
Producer
Producer
Miklós Rózsa
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Elwood Bredell
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Arthur Hilton
Editor
Editor
John Huston
Writer
Writer
Richard Brooks
Writer
Writer
John Huston
Additional Writing
Additional Writing
Richard Brooks
Additional Writing
Additional Writing
Martin Obzina
Art Direction
Art Direction
Jack Otterson
Art Direction
Art Direction
Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Edward R. Robinson
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Carmen Dirigo
Hairstylist
Hairstylist
Jack Pierce
Makeup Department Head
Makeup Department Head
Melville Shyer
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Bernard B. Brown
Sound Director
Sound Director
William Hedgcock
Sound
Sound
David S. Horsley
Special Effects
Special Effects
Gil Perkins
Stunts
Stunts
Vera West
Costume Supervisor
Costume Supervisor
Eugene Zador
Orchestrator
Orchestrator
Jules Buck
Production Office Assistant
Production Office Assistant
Mark Hellinger
Other
Other
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