The Killers
She's a match for any mobster!
7.366 / 10
English / 103 min. / 1946-08-30
Storyline:
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.
Cast:
Edmond O'Brien
as Jim Reardon
Burt Lancaster
as 'Swede' Andersen
Ava Gardner
as Kitty Collins
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
Charles McGraw
as Al
William Conrad
as Max
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)