The Killers  

Fri Aug 30 1946

Overview,

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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Cast and Crew

Directed By, Robert Siodmak |

Screenplay By, Anthony Veiller |

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Edmond O'Brien

Jim Reardon
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Burt Lancaster

'Swede' Andersen
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Ava Gardner

Kitty Collins
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Albert Dekker

Big Jim Colfax
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Sam Levene

Lt. Sam Lubinsky
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Vince Barnett

Charleston
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Virginia Christine

Lilly Harmon Lubinsky
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Jack Lambert

'Dum-Dum' Clarke
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Charles D. Brown

Packy Robinson - Ole's Manager
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Donald MacBride

R.S. Kenyon
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Charles McGraw

Al
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William Conrad

Max
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Jeff Corey

Blinky Franklin (uncredited)
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Gino Corrado

Restaurant Chef (uncredited)
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Frank McLure

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Howard Freeman

Brentwood Police Chief (uncredited)
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Charles Middleton

Farmer (uncredited)
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Queenie Smith

Mary Ellen 'Queenie' Daugherty (uncredited)
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Jack Cheatham

Police Driver (uncredited)
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William Ruhl

Fran (uncredited)
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Ernie Adams

Hood with Cane (uncredited)
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George Anderson

Jail Ward Doctor (uncredited)
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Sam Ash

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Frank Baker

Fight Spectator (uncredited)
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Oliver Cross

Fight Spectator (uncredited)
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Sam Harris

Fight Spectator (uncredited)
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Jack Lomas

Fight Spectator (uncredited)
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Jack Tornek

Fight Spectator (uncredited)
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John Sheehan

Fight Arena Doctor (uncredited)
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Brooks Benedict

Party Guest (uncredited)
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Mike Lally

Party Guest (uncredited)
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John Berkes

Mr. Plunther (uncredited)
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Edward Biby

Cafe Patron (uncredited)
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Robert Haines

Cafe Patron (uncredited)
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George Hoagland

Cafe Patron (uncredited)
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Florence Wix

Cafe Patron (uncredited)
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Harry Brown

Paymaster (uncredited)
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Phil Brown

Nick Adams (uncredited)
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James Conaty

Onlooker at Green Cat (uncredited)
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Noel Cravat

Lou Tingle (uncredited)
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Neal Dodd

Minister (uncredited)
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Mike Donovan

Timekeeper (uncredited)
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Dick Gordon

Green Cat Patron (uncredited)
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Nolan Leary

Green Cat Waiter (uncredited)
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Michael Hale

Pete (uncredited)
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Harry Hayden

George (uncredited)
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Mark Hellinger

Man Drinking at Bar (uncredited)
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Al Hill

Disgruntled Diner Patron (uncredited)
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Jimmie Horan

Factory Worker (uncredited)
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Kenner G. Kemp

Passerby Outside Theatre / Green Cat Patron (uncredited)
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Paul Kruger

Reporter (uncredited)
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Ethan Laidlaw

Train Conductor (uncredited)
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Perc Launders

Policeman (uncredited)
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Howard Negley

Policeman (uncredited)
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Vera Lewis

Ma Hirsch (uncredited)
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Therese Lyon

Mrs. Grimes (uncredited)
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John Miljan

Jake the Rake (uncredited)
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Garry Owen

Joe Smalley (uncredited)
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Beatrice Roberts

Nurse (uncredited)
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Wally Rose

Bartender (uncredited)
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Wallace Scott

Charlie (uncredited)
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Ann Staunton

Stella (uncredited)
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Milton Wallace

Waiter (uncredited)
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Bill Walker

Sam (uncredited)
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Details

Rating

Not Adult

Genres

Crime
Mystery
Thriller

Tagline

She's a match for any mobster!

Langauge

en

Production Companies

Universal International Pictures

Runtime

103 minutes

Budget

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Box-Office

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