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The Killers

1946-08-30 • Crime, Mystery, Thriller

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

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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)

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