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30/08/1946 Crime, Mystery, Thriller 1h 43m
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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.

  1. Robert Siodmak

    Director

  2. Richard Brooks

    Writer

  3. John Huston

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Edmond O'Brien

    Jim Reardon

  2. Burt Lancaster

    'Swede' Andersen

  3. Ava Gardner

    Kitty Collins

  4. Albert Dekker

    Big Jim Colfax

  5. Sam Levene

    Lt. Sam Lubinsky

  6. Vince Barnett

    Charleston

  7. Virginia Christine

    Lilly Harmon Lubinsky

  8. Jack Lambert

    'Dum-Dum' Clarke

  9. Charles D. Brown

    Packy Robinson - Ole's Manager

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-08-29
When two hit men arrive in the diner of a small town, they announce their intention to the owner of killing one of his customers - former boxer "the Swede" (Burt Lancaster). He manages to convince them that he would not be coming in that night, and so they leave to track him down. His friend, who was tied up in the diner rushes to warn him, but he does nothing - he invites the fate that we see, right from the beginning of the film. Why though? Why didn't he run? It transpires that he had a modest life insurance policy and so investigator "Reardon" (Edmond O'Brien) tries to track down the benef...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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