The Killing
1956
1h 25min
Career criminal Johnny Clay recruits a sharpshooter, a crooked police officer, a bartender and a betting teller named George, among others, for one last job before he goes straight and gets married. But when George tells his restless wife about the scheme to steal millions from the racetrack where he works, she hatches a plot of her own.
Storyline
Career criminal Johnny Clay recruits a sharpshooter, a crooked police officer, a bartender and a betting teller named George, among others, for one last job before he goes straight and gets married. But when George tells his restless wife about the scheme to steal millions from the racetrack where he works, she hatches a plot of her own.
Released
June 1956
Runtime
1h 25min
Director
Budget
$320,000
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
United Artists, Harris-Kubrick Productions
Cast
Sterling Hayden
Johnny Clay
Coleen Gray
Fay
Vince Edwards
Val Cannon
Jay C. Flippen
Marvin Unger
Ted de Corsia
Randy Kennan
Marie Windsor
Sherry Peatty
Elisha Cook Jr.
George Peatty
Joe Sawyer
Mike O'Reilly
James Edwards
Track Parking Attendant
Timothy Carey
Nikki Arcane
Kola Kwariani
Maurice Oboukhoff
Jay Adler
Leo the Loanshark
Tito Vuolo
Joe Piano - motel manager
Dorothy Adams
Mrs. Ruthie O'Reilly
Herbert Ellis
2nd American Airlines Clerk
James Griffith
Mr. Grimes
Cecil Elliott
Lady with Small Dog
Joe Turkel
Tiny
Steve Mitchell
Brown - American Airlines Clerk
Mary Carroll
Woman Asking Kennan for Help
William Benedict
American Airlines Clerk
Charles Cane
Plainclothesman at Airport
Robert B. Williams
Plainclothesman at Airport
Tom Coleman
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
John George
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Art Gilmore
Narrator (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Sol Gorss
Track Guard Slugged by Johnny (uncredited)
Harry Hines
Chess Player (uncredited)
Hal J. Moore
Race Track P.A. Announcer (uncredited)
Harvey Parry
Bartender (uncredited)
Richard Reeves
Bill - Track Employee in Locker Room (uncredited)
Frank Richards
Track Employee in Locker Room (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
Racetrack Cashier (uncredited)
Finn Zirzow
Man at Airport (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
Racetrack Cashier (uncredited)
Charles Fogel
Race Track Worker (uncredited)
Rudy Germane
Track Officer (uncredited)
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