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.
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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.
Release Date
1946-08-30
Language:
EN
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00
Duration:
103 mins
Status:
Released
Genres:
CrimeMysteryThriller
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Edmond O'Brien ( Jim Reardon )
Burt Lancaster ( 'Swede' Andersen )
Ava Gardner ( Kitty Collins )
Albert Dekker ( Big Jim Colfax )
Sam Levene ( Lt. Sam Lubinsky )
Vince Barnett ( Charleston )
Virginia Christine ( Lilly Harmon Lubinsky )
Jack Lambert ( 'Dum-Dum' Clarke )
Charles D. Brown ( Packy Robinson - Ole's Manager )
Donald MacBride ( R.S. Kenyon )
Charles McGraw ( Al )
William Conrad ( Max )
Jeff Corey ( Blinky Franklin (uncredited) )
Gino Corrado ( Restaurant Chef (uncredited) )
Frank McLure ( Restaurant Patron (uncredited) )
Howard Freeman ( Brentwood Police Chief (uncredited) )
Charles Middleton ( Farmer (uncredited) )
Queenie Smith ( Mary Ellen 'Queenie' Daugherty (uncredited) )
Jack Cheatham ( Police Driver (uncredited) )
William Ruhl ( Fran (uncredited) )
Ernie Adams ( Hood with Cane (uncredited) )
George Anderson ( Jail Ward Doctor (uncredited) )
Sam Ash ( (uncredited) )
Frank Baker ( Fight Spectator (uncredited) )
Oliver Cross ( Fight Spectator (uncredited) )
Sam Harris ( Fight Spectator (uncredited) )
Jack Lomas ( Fight Spectator (uncredited) )
Jack Tornek ( Fight Spectator (uncredited) )
John Sheehan ( Fight Arena Doctor (uncredited) )
Brooks Benedict ( Party Guest (uncredited) )
Mike Lally ( Party Guest (uncredited) )
John Berkes ( Mr. Plunther (uncredited) )
Edward Biby ( Cafe Patron (uncredited) )
Robert Haines ( Cafe Patron (uncredited) )
George Hoagland ( Cafe Patron (uncredited) )
Florence Wix ( Cafe Patron (uncredited) )
Harry Brown ( Paymaster (uncredited) )
Phil Brown ( Nick Adams (uncredited) )
James Conaty ( Onlooker at Green Cat (uncredited) )
Noel Cravat ( Lou Tingle (uncredited) )
Neal Dodd ( Minister (uncredited) )
Mike Donovan ( Timekeeper (uncredited) )
Dick Gordon ( Green Cat Patron (uncredited) )
Nolan Leary ( Green Cat Waiter (uncredited) )
Michael Hale ( Pete (uncredited) )
Harry Hayden ( George (uncredited) )
Mark Hellinger ( Man Drinking at Bar (uncredited) )
Al Hill ( Disgruntled Diner Patron (uncredited) )
Jimmie Horan ( Factory Worker (uncredited) )
Kenner G. Kemp ( Passerby Outside Theatre / Green Cat Patron (uncredited) )