Movie

The Killing

Released: June 6, 1956 (1956)

Runtime: 85 minutes

Genres: Crime, Thriller

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.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Jay C. Flippen as Marvin Unger
Age at release: 57
Elisha Cook Jr. as George Peatty
Age at release: 52
Ted de Corsia as Randy Kennan
Age at release: 50
Joe Sawyer as Mike O'Reilly
Age at release: 49
Sterling Hayden as Johnny Clay
Age at release: 40
James Edwards as Track Parking Attendant
Age at release: 38
Marie Windsor as Sherry Peatty
Age at release: 36
Coleen Gray as Fay
Age at release: 33
Vince Edwards as Val Cannon
Age at release: 27
Timothy Carey as Nikki Arcane
Age at release: 27

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Franklyn Farnum as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Age at release: 78
Carl M. Leviness as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Age at release: 70
Cecil Elliott as Lady with Small Dog
Age at release: 68
Tito Vuolo as Joe Piano - motel manager
Age at release: 63
Jay Adler as Leo the Loanshark
Age at release: 59
Tom Coleman as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Age at release: 59
John George as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Age at release: 58
Charles Cane as Plainclothesman at Airport
Age at release: 57
Dorothy Adams as Mrs. Ruthie O'Reilly
Age at release: 56
Robert B. Williams as Plainclothesman at Airport
Age at release: 51
Kenner G. Kemp as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Age at release: 48
Sol Gorss as Track Guard Slugged by Johnny (uncredited)
Age at release: 48
Art Gilmore as Narrator (uncredited)
Age at release: 44
James Griffith as Mr. Grimes
Age at release: 40
William Benedict as American Airlines Clerk
Age at release: 39
Herbert Ellis as 2nd American Airlines Clerk
Age at release: 35
Steve Mitchell as Brown - American Airlines Clerk
Age at release: 29
Joe Turkel as Tiny
Age at release: 28
Kola Kwariani as Maurice Oboukhoff
Age at release: Unknown
Mary Carroll as Woman Asking Kennan for Help
Age at release: Unknown