The Killers

The Killers

105 mins | Crime, Thriller, Mystery | Aug. 28, 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.

The Killers

105 mins | Crime, Thriller, Mystery | Aug. 28, 1946

The Killers
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.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers Universal Pictures
Original title The Killers
Directors Melville Shyer, Robert Siodmak
Writers Anthony Veiller, Ernest Hemingway

Cast

Burt Lancaster

as 'Swede' Andersen

Ava Gardner

as Kitty Collins

Edmond O'Brien

as Jim Reardon

Albert Dekker

as Big Jim Colfax

Sam Levene

as Lt. Sam Lubinsky

Vince Barnett

as Charleston

Virginia Christine

as Lilly Harmon Lubinsky

Jack Lambert

as 'Dum-Dum' Clarke

Charles D. Brown

as Packy Robinson - Ole's Manager

Donald MacBride

as R.S. Kenyon

Jeff Corey

as Blinky Franklin (uncredited)

Gino Corrado

as Restaurant Chef (uncredited)

Frank McLure

as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Howard Freeman

as Brentwood Police Chief (uncredited)

Charles Middleton

as Farmer (uncredited)

Queenie Smith

as Mary Ellen 'Queenie' Daugherty (uncredited)

Jack Cheatham

as Police Driver (uncredited)

William Ruhl

as Fran (uncredited)

Ernie Adams

as Hood with Cane (uncredited)

George Anderson

as Jail Ward Doctor (uncredited)

Sam Ash

as (uncredited)

Frank Baker

as Fight Spectator (uncredited)

Oliver Cross

as Fight Spectator (uncredited)

Sam Harris

as Fight Spectator (uncredited)

Jack Lomas

as Fight Spectator (uncredited)

Jack Tornek

as Fight Spectator (uncredited)

John Sheehan

as Fight Arena Doctor (uncredited)

Brooks Benedict

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Mike Lally

as Party Guest (uncredited)

John Berkes

as Mr. Plunther (uncredited)

Edward Biby

as Cafe Patron (uncredited)

Robert Haines

as Cafe Patron (uncredited)

George Hoagland

as Cafe Patron (uncredited)

Florence Wix

as Cafe Patron (uncredited)

Harry Brown

as Paymaster (uncredited)

Phil Brown

as Nick Adams (uncredited)

James Conaty

as Onlooker at Green Cat (uncredited)

Noel Cravat

as Lou Tingle (uncredited)

Neal Dodd

as Minister (uncredited)

Mike Donovan

as Timekeeper (uncredited)

Dick Gordon

as Green Cat Patron (uncredited)

Nolan Leary

as Green Cat Waiter (uncredited)

Michael Hale

as Pete (uncredited)

Harry Hayden

as George (uncredited)

Mark Hellinger

as Man Drinking at Bar (uncredited)

Al Hill

as Disgruntled Diner Patron (uncredited)

Jimmie Horan

as Factory Worker (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp

as Passerby Outside Theatre / Green Cat Patron (uncredited)

Paul Kruger

as Reporter (uncredited)

Ethan Laidlaw

as Train Conductor (uncredited)

Perc Launders

as Policeman (uncredited)

Howard Negley

as Policeman (uncredited)

Vera Lewis

as Ma Hirsch (uncredited)

Therese Lyon

as Mrs. Grimes (uncredited)

John Miljan

as Jake the Rake (uncredited)

Garry Owen

as Joe Smalley (uncredited)

Beatrice Roberts

as Nurse (uncredited)

Wally Rose

as Bartender (uncredited)

Wallace Scott

as Charlie (uncredited)

Ann Staunton

as Stella (uncredited)

Milton Wallace

as Waiter (uncredited)

Bill Walker

as Sam (uncredited)