The Killers

The Killers (1946)

U/A 13+ 30/08/1946
  • Crime, Mystery, Thriller
  • 1 hr 43 min
74%
  • Status : Released
She's a match for any mobster!

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.
  • Status : Released
  • Budget : $0
  • Revenue :$0
She's a match for any mobster!

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.
Top Billed Cast
Edmond O'Brien
Edmond O'Brien

Jim Reardon

Burt Lancaster
Burt Lancaster

'Swede' Andersen

Ava Gardner
Ava Gardner

Kitty Collins

Albert Dekker
Albert Dekker

Big Jim Colfax

Sam Levene
Sam Levene

Lt. Sam Lubinsky

Vince Barnett
Vince Barnett

Charleston

Virginia Christine
Virginia Christine

Lilly Harmon Lubinsky

Jack Lambert
Jack Lambert

'Dum-Dum' Clarke

Charles D. Brown
Charles D. Brown

Packy Robinson - Ole's Manager

Donald MacBride
Donald MacBride

R.S. Kenyon

Charles McGraw
Charles McGraw

Al

William Conrad
William Conrad

Max

Jeff Corey
Jeff Corey

Blinky Franklin (uncredited)

Gino Corrado
Gino Corrado

Restaurant Chef (uncredited)

Frank McLure
Frank McLure

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Howard Freeman
Howard Freeman

Brentwood Police Chief (uncredited)

Charles Middleton
Charles Middleton

Farmer (uncredited)

Queenie Smith
Queenie Smith

Mary Ellen 'Queenie' Daugherty (uncredited)

Jack Cheatham
Jack Cheatham

Police Driver (uncredited)

Ernie Adams
Ernie Adams

Hood with Cane (uncredited)

Sam Ash
Sam Ash

(uncredited)

Frank Baker
Frank Baker

Fight Spectator (uncredited)

John Sheehan
John Sheehan

Fight Arena Doctor (uncredited)

Brooks Benedict
Brooks Benedict

Party Guest (uncredited)

Mike Lally
Mike Lally

Party Guest (uncredited)

John Berkes
John Berkes

Mr. Plunther (uncredited)

Florence Wix
Florence Wix

Cafe Patron (uncredited)

Phil Brown
Phil Brown

Nick Adams (uncredited)

Noel Cravat
Noel Cravat

Lou Tingle (uncredited)

Nolan Leary
Nolan Leary

Green Cat Waiter (uncredited)

Harry Hayden
Harry Hayden

George (uncredited)

Al Hill
Al Hill

Disgruntled Diner Patron (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp
Kenner G. Kemp

Passerby Outside Theatre / Green Cat Patron (uncredited)

Paul Kruger
Paul Kruger

Reporter (uncredited)

Ethan Laidlaw
Ethan Laidlaw

Train Conductor (uncredited)

Howard Negley
Howard Negley

Policeman (uncredited)

Vera Lewis
Vera Lewis

Ma Hirsch (uncredited)

John Miljan
John Miljan

Jake the Rake (uncredited)

Garry Owen
Garry Owen

Joe Smalley (uncredited)

Beatrice Roberts
Beatrice Roberts

Nurse (uncredited)

Bill Walker
Bill Walker

Sam (uncredited)

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Crew Members
Robert Siodmak
Robert Siodmak

Director

Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway

Novel

Anthony Veiller
Anthony Veiller

Screenplay

Miklós Rózsa
Miklós Rózsa

Original Music Composer

John Huston
John Huston

Writer

Richard Brooks
Richard Brooks

Writer

John Huston
John Huston

Additional Writing

Richard Brooks
Richard Brooks

Additional Writing

Jack Pierce
Jack Pierce

Makeup Department Head

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