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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Burt Lancaster | ... | Ole 'Swede' Anderson | |
| Ava Gardner | ... | Kitty Collins | |
| Edmond O'Brien | ... | Jim Reardon | |
| Albert Dekker | ... | Big Jim Colfax | |
| Sam Levene | ... | Police Lt. Sam Lubinsky | |
| Vince Barnett | ... | Charleston | |
| Virginia Christine | ... | Lilly Harmon Lubinsky | |
| Jack Lambert | ... | 'Dum-Dum' Clarke | |
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Charles D. Brown | ... | Packy Robinson - Ole's Manager |
| Donald MacBride | ... | R.S. Kenyon | |
| Charles McGraw | ... | Al | |
| William Conrad | ... | Max | |
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Two professional killers invade a small town and kill a gas station attendant, "the Swede," who's expecting them. Insurance investigator Reardon pursues the case against the orders of his boss, who considers it trivial. Weaving together threads of the Swede's life, Reardon uncovers a complex tale of treachery and crime, all linked with gorgeous, mysterious Kitty Collins. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
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30 August 1946 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Ernest Hemingway's The Killers See more »Company Credits
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Music by Miklós Rózsa
Lyrics Jack Brooks
Performed by Ava Gardner (uncredited)
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As Kenyon is reading the story of the robbery in a voice over, the scene shows the gunmen escaping and exchanging shots with the factory guards. The story says the guard was hit in the groin, but as he falls he grabs his shoulder. See more »Quotes
Big Jim Colfax: If there's one thing in this world I hate, it's a double-crossing dame.See more »
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The More I Know of Love(1946)
Music by Miklós Rózsa
Lyrics Jack Brooks
Performed by Ava Gardner (uncredited)
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I absolutely love this film! It's in my favorite genre, film noir, and it ranks among my favorites in that genre along with Out of the Past and Double Indemnity to name a few. Although there are a series of coincidences in the plot that stretch credibility, I believe they were necessary to maintain the pathos. In his first star turn, Burt Lancaster was excellent as the naive hood and Edmond O'Brien is likewise in his portrayal of the insurance investigator. He is almost always in a supporting role but that in no way diminishes his talent. But this movie is really Ava Gardner's. She never again had a role that fully realized her talents as much as Kitty Collins. Her portrayal of the manipulative and seductive but not altogether unsympathetic mistress is one the greatest of its kind. The last scene with her and Colfax shows this type of character in its most ignominous glory. Highest recommendation, 9/10.