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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.
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Aug 30, 1946
Theaters
1
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Universal International Pictures
Quotes
See all →Seeking Protection from Mr. Reardon
Kitty
Can you put me away, Mr. Reardon?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Unexpected Preferences in Conversation
Kitty
I thought you didn't like the Green Cat.
Reardon
Only when I'm not expected.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →E
Edmond O'Brien
Jim Reardon
B
Burt Lancaster
'Swede' Andersen
A
Ava Gardner
Kitty Collins
A
Albert Dekker
Big Jim Colfax
S
Sam Levene
Lt. Sam Lubinsky
V
Vince Barnett
Charleston
V
Virginia Christine
Lilly Harmon Lubinsky
J
Jack Lambert
'Dum-Dum' Clarke
C
Charles D. Brown
Packy Robinson - Ole's Manager
D
Donald MacBride
R.S. Kenyon
C
Charles McGraw
Al
W
William Conrad
Max
J
Jeff Corey
Blinky Franklin (uncredited)
G
Gino Corrado
Restaurant Chef (uncredited)
F
Frank McLure
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
H
Howard Freeman
Brentwood Police Chief (uncredited)
C
Charles Middleton
Farmer (uncredited)
Q
Queenie Smith
Mary Ellen 'Queenie' Daugherty (uncredited)
J
Jack Cheatham
Police Driver (uncredited)
W
William Ruhl
Fran (uncredited)
