The Killing (1956)

Career criminal Johnny Clay recruits a sharpshooter, a crooked police officer, a bartender and a betting teller named George, among others, for one last job before he goes straight and gets married. But when George tells his restless wife about the scheme to steal millions from the racetrack where he works, she hatches a plot of her own.

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Sterling Hayden
Sterling Hayden
as Johnny Clay
Coleen Gray
Coleen Gray
as Fay
Vince Edwards
Vince Edwards
as Val Cannon
Jay C. Flippen
Jay C. Flippen
as Marvin Unger
Ted de Corsia
Ted de Corsia
as Randy Kennan
Marie Windsor
Marie Windsor
as Sherry Peatty
Elisha Cook Jr.
Elisha Cook Jr.
as George Peatty
Joe Sawyer
Joe Sawyer
as Mike O'Reilly
James Edwards
James Edwards
as Track Parking Attendant
Timothy Carey
Timothy Carey
as Nikki Arcane
Kola Kwariani
Kola Kwariani
as Maurice Oboukhoff
Jay Adler
Jay Adler
as Leo the Loanshark
Tito Vuolo
Tito Vuolo
as Joe Piano - motel manager
Dorothy Adams
Dorothy Adams
as Mrs. Ruthie O'Reilly
Herbert Ellis
Herbert Ellis
as 2nd American Airlines Clerk
James Griffith
James Griffith
as Mr. Grimes
Cecil Elliott
Cecil Elliott
as Lady with Small Dog
Joe Turkel
Joe Turkel
as Tiny
Steve Mitchell
Steve Mitchell
as Brown - American Airlines Clerk
Mary Carroll
Mary Carroll
as Woman Asking Kennan for Help
William Benedict
William Benedict
as American Airlines Clerk
Charles Cane
Charles Cane
as Plainclothesman at Airport
Robert B. Williams
Robert B. Williams
as Plainclothesman at Airport
Tom Coleman
Tom Coleman
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Franklyn Farnum
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
John George
John George
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Art Gilmore
Art Gilmore
as Narrator (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Kenner G. Kemp
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness
Carl M. Leviness
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Sol Gorss
Sol Gorss
as Track Guard Slugged by Johnny (uncredited)
Harry Hines
Harry Hines
as Chess Player (uncredited)
Hal J. Moore
Hal J. Moore
as Race Track P.A. Announcer (uncredited)
Harvey Parry
Harvey Parry
as Bartender (uncredited)
Richard Reeves
Richard Reeves
as Bill - Track Employee in Locker Room (uncredited)
Frank Richards
Frank Richards
as Track Employee in Locker Room (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
Arthur Tovey
as Racetrack Cashier (uncredited)
Finn Zirzow
Finn Zirzow
as Man at Airport (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
Oliver Cross
as Racetrack Cashier (uncredited)
Charles Fogel
Charles Fogel
as Race Track Worker (uncredited)
Rudy Germane
Rudy Germane
as Track Officer (uncredited)
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