![The Killers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/uXnuc6pW01s1MDwb6QwBWg2JQeX.jpg)
Plot
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.
Trailer
Cast
![Edmond O'Brien](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/wnB6xci7TzrEHwDYMvLSgY76qie.jpg)
Edmond O'Brien
Jim Reardon
![Burt Lancaster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/oun90iqgrb7A81rkV5Ap8tOXbI6.jpg)
Burt Lancaster
'Swede' Andersen
![Ava Gardner](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/kt4nKjQpfssgVIvv8vf96e090qG.jpg)
Ava Gardner
Kitty Collins
![Albert Dekker](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/pgvLnzm4NuJQZiSRVhpQDz8QUYT.jpg)
Albert Dekker
Big Jim Colfax
![Sam Levene](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/fKCrKTbEw99TZNq9huS8wQtsBn6.jpg)
Sam Levene
Lt. Sam Lubinsky
![Vince Barnett](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/9i3y2ayLz7cfKgIfruWZcAiZtcO.jpg)
Vince Barnett
Charleston
![Virginia Christine](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/aVPUIpWumBgMFdWo0R5wCQWZM0N.jpg)
Virginia Christine
Lilly Harmon Lubinsky
![Jack Lambert](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/de0XtKjvjdJZrXnz6jmJWJlSYEe.jpg)
Jack Lambert
'Dum-Dum' Clarke
![Charles D. Brown](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/pVz5PY3Op9wGxq59zxum6KHTK4R.jpg)
Charles D. Brown
Packy Robinson - Ole's Manager
![Donald MacBride](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/AkOwJ81bJkoorsGZMjhMpQZbCrO.jpg)
Donald MacBride
R.S. Kenyon
![Charles McGraw](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/ufUi3tG67j3WWWnMvbl2x8cDryU.jpg)
Charles McGraw
Al
![William Conrad](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/3JgsIutm70SEfGqXTl0Gr3DQzAY.jpg)
William Conrad
Max
![Jeff Corey](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/nDjlhfYkqlpOQPBQGUYARmjl2OH.jpg)
Jeff Corey
Blinky Franklin (uncredited)
![Gino Corrado](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/f4FxGEcWMoRcBbArEvYCxy7QSk7.jpg)
Gino Corrado
Restaurant Chef (uncredited)
![Frank McLure](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/cdPFQjqIGBUHg5k2Ud39sB4B8jq.jpg)
Frank McLure
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
![Howard Freeman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/8qkSTSMlThEzdy3qBiCX9AbWOHL.jpg)
Howard Freeman
Brentwood Police Chief (uncredited)
![Charles Middleton](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/rbM1CAQcyY4uVNSNcGleQCXYJRu.jpg)
Charles Middleton
Farmer (uncredited)
![Queenie Smith](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/tj4ksEG3D0njjxQrqGnU0bL7KtT.jpg)
Queenie Smith
Mary Ellen 'Queenie' Daugherty (uncredited)
![Jack Cheatham](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/wkuXdur3tGNWh20xJTe6lqcS6Kv.jpg)
Jack Cheatham
Police Driver (uncredited)
![William Ruhl](/images/avatar.webp)
William Ruhl
Fran (uncredited)
![Ernie Adams](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/zpKSSdsuDVofN1GAAbKnkn2GjrL.jpg)
Ernie Adams
Hood with Cane (uncredited)
![George Anderson](/images/avatar.webp)
George Anderson
Jail Ward Doctor (uncredited)
![Sam Ash](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/9yWsQsSXQTTMcQIzpGjjyMDdT86.jpg)
Sam Ash
(uncredited)
![Frank Baker](/images/avatar.webp)
Frank Baker
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
![Oliver Cross](/images/avatar.webp)
Oliver Cross
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
![Sam Harris](/images/avatar.webp)
Sam Harris
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
![Jack Lomas](/images/avatar.webp)
Jack Lomas
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
![Jack Tornek](/images/avatar.webp)
Jack Tornek
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
![John Sheehan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/kyztLs4mUpmWeuVQUWm82mEp0ls.jpg)
John Sheehan
Fight Arena Doctor (uncredited)
![Brooks Benedict](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/l3Bw5oBij94yG0QSO45inFnySRZ.jpg)
Brooks Benedict
Party Guest (uncredited)
![Mike Lally](/images/avatar.webp)
Mike Lally
Party Guest (uncredited)
![John Berkes](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/pp2OCgDrAnHqal9jLZcxgtmc3UX.jpg)
John Berkes
Mr. Plunther (uncredited)
![Edward Biby](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/pWSH1HclcGZ5ExUe5hynS48lJQ3.jpg)
Edward Biby
Cafe Patron (uncredited)
![Robert Haines](/images/avatar.webp)
Robert Haines
Cafe Patron (uncredited)
![George Hoagland](/images/avatar.webp)
George Hoagland
Cafe Patron (uncredited)
![Florence Wix](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/kVyxYzHWdPdvOpXO6uMLOnvVjNI.jpg)
Florence Wix
Cafe Patron (uncredited)
![Harry Brown](/images/avatar.webp)
Harry Brown
Paymaster (uncredited)
![Phil Brown](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/bzX8avS5m0aODFh4VZaMs0lJnyX.jpg)
Phil Brown
Nick Adams (uncredited)
![James Conaty](/images/avatar.webp)
James Conaty
Onlooker at Green Cat (uncredited)
![Noel Cravat](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/5YHbiqPcGHLrm0Aq9i5QQY1pm5a.jpg)
Noel Cravat
Lou Tingle (uncredited)
![Neal Dodd](/images/avatar.webp)
Neal Dodd
Minister (uncredited)
![Mike Donovan](/images/avatar.webp)
Mike Donovan
Timekeeper (uncredited)
![Dick Gordon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/AemXOHtKW9SmdHHxYyJiaFditkb.jpg)
Dick Gordon
Green Cat Patron (uncredited)
![Nolan Leary](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/4nIxzg7BPHj87nujIz3Zse6d6Zw.jpg)
Nolan Leary
Green Cat Waiter (uncredited)
![Michael Hale](/images/avatar.webp)
Michael Hale
Pete (uncredited)
![Harry Hayden](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/vI8i4TS6egKqXOqQrUQaBmP0mUq.jpg)
Harry Hayden
George (uncredited)
![Mark Hellinger](/images/avatar.webp)
Mark Hellinger
Man Drinking at Bar (uncredited)
![Al Hill](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/xX80Pn6KCWXi60kYiVFeFOE5thB.jpg)
Al Hill
Disgruntled Diner Patron (uncredited)
![Jimmie Horan](/images/avatar.webp)
Jimmie Horan
Factory Worker (uncredited)
![Kenner G. Kemp](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/mz41FbZ3IlzpcLBI0IxjS3Jr1lB.jpg)
Kenner G. Kemp
Passerby Outside Theatre / Green Cat Patron (uncredited)
![Paul Kruger](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/kWlFmR3LemW3NWe2Lt06EDZSFwy.jpg)
Paul Kruger
Reporter (uncredited)
![Ethan Laidlaw](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/dFwm3fnaUkEUzRbSUxSVmnnteX9.jpg)
Ethan Laidlaw
Train Conductor (uncredited)
![Perc Launders](/images/avatar.webp)
Perc Launders
Policeman (uncredited)
![Howard Negley](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/hwJF6mVvArbWXnJIj3qE0jl5ACH.jpg)
Howard Negley
Policeman (uncredited)
![Vera Lewis](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/2mKt5b7EAPEjvRFbUHzTD8oGoxV.jpg)
Vera Lewis
Ma Hirsch (uncredited)
![Therese Lyon](/images/avatar.webp)
Therese Lyon
Mrs. Grimes (uncredited)
![John Miljan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/A19E59RycvNdhUAEqLgMrzsCDmj.jpg)
John Miljan
Jake the Rake (uncredited)
![Garry Owen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/4lXrRqVoopFMS8hPEaR7BwEtLmD.jpg)
Garry Owen
Joe Smalley (uncredited)
![Beatrice Roberts](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/dky1HrRjY38uo6Zyj2XxRZfIyyV.jpg)
Beatrice Roberts
Nurse (uncredited)
![Wally Rose](/images/avatar.webp)
Wally Rose
Bartender (uncredited)
![Wallace Scott](/images/avatar.webp)
Wallace Scott
Charlie (uncredited)
![Ann Staunton](/images/avatar.webp)
Ann Staunton
Stella (uncredited)
![Milton Wallace](/images/avatar.webp)
Milton Wallace
Waiter (uncredited)
![Bill Walker](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/ud4TmxWRfjc4kImtJxthoLbrOQL.jpg)
Bill Walker
Sam (uncredited)