Killers And Kisses
Do you ever have trouble sorting out all those film noir titles with "killers" and/or "kisses" in them? I do. I always get at least 2 or 3 of them mixed up in my mind.
Below, you'll find many of those classic noir movies with brief descriptions. Next time you want to remember which is which and who was in what, just check back here on this page.
The Killers, (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak
Edmond O'Brien stars as the insurance investigator obsessed with finding out who killed (young Burt Lancaster) and why. Ava Gardner plays the double crossing femme fatale.
The Killer's Kiss, (1955), directed by Stanley Kubrick
A nightclub dancer (Irene Kane) and a boxer (Jamie Smith) try and have a relationship, but the club's owner (Frank Silvera) grows increasingly violent, the more she rejects his advances.
The Killing, (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick
Features Sterling Hayden, Marie Windsor and Elisha Cook Jr.. An elaborate race track robbery is followed by chaos when outsiders attempt to steal the loot from the thieves.
Kiss Me Deadly, (1955), directed by Robert Aldrich
Ralph Meeker as P>I> Mike Hammer, who picks up a barefoot Cloris Leachman in a trenchcoat and it all leads to violence and a radioactive conclusion.
Kiss Of Death, (1947), directed by Henry Hathaway
Victor Mature, Brian Donlevy, Coleen Gray, Richard Widmark and Karl Malden are all in this film noir about an ex-con with a family trying to reform, but his world full of varying degrees of criminals on both sides of the law won't let him.
These next few aren't as well known as the previous films, but they still throw a bit of confusion into the mix.
The Killer Is Loose, (1956), directed by Bud Boetticher
When a police officer Joseph Cotten) arrests bank clerk (Wendell Corey) who helped along a robbery, his wife becomes a target for revenge.
The Killer That Stalked New York, (1951), directed by Earl McEvoy
A woman (Evelyn Keyes) unknowingly contracts smallpox while in Cuba doing some underhanded diamond dealings. A treasury agent and a doctor both try and track her down, while her cohort husband has an affair with her sister.
Kiss The Blood Off My Hands, (1948), directed by Norman Foster
Bill (Burt Lancaster) has problems containg his violent temper. His new relationship with nice girl Jane (Joan Fontaine) is jeapordized by the man who keeps blackmailing him into more criminal activities.
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye, (1950), directed by Gordon Douglas
Ralph (James Cagney) as the ultimate bad guy wreaking havoc in a small town until his own woman brings him down.
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