The Killing (1956) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Stanley Kubrick.

Cast

• Sterling Hayden as Johnny Clay
• Coleen Gray as Fay
• Vince Edwards as Val Cannon
• Jay C. Flippen as Marvin Unger
• Ted de Corsia as Patrolman Randy Kennan
• Marie Windsor as Sherry Peatty
• Elisha Cook Jr. as George Peatty
• Joe Sawyer as Mike O'Reilly
• James Edwards as Track Parking Attendant
• Timothy Carey as Nikki Arcane
• Kola Kwariani as Maurice Oboukhoff
• Jay Adler as Leo the Loanshark
• Tito Vuolo as Joe Piano
• Dorothy Adams as Ruthie O'Reilly
• Herbert Ellis as 2nd American Airlines Clerk
• James Griffith as Mr. Grimes
• Cecil Elliott as Lady with Small Dog
• Joe Turkel as Tiny
• Steve Mitchell as Brown
• Mary Carroll as Woman Asking Kennan for Help
• William Benedict as American Airlines Clerk
• Charles Cane as Plainclothesman at Airport
• Robert B. Williams as Plainclothesman at Airport
• Tom Coleman as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
• Franklyn Farnum as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
• John George as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
• Art Gilmore as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
• Kenner G. Kemp as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
• Carl M. Leviness as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
• Sol Gorss as Track Guard Slugged by Johnny (uncredited)
• Harry Hines as Chess Player (uncredited)
• Hal J. Moore as Race Track P.A. Announcer (uncredited)
• Harvey Parry as Bartender (uncredited)
• Richard Reeves as Bill (uncredited)
• Frank Richards as Track Employee in Locker Room (uncredited)
• Arthur Tovey as Racetrack Cashier (uncredited)
• Oliver Cross as Racetrack Cashier (uncredited)
• Charles Fogel as Race Track Worker (uncredited)
• Rudy Germane as Track Officer (uncredited)
• Fred Carson as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

Crew

• Stanley Kubrick — Director
• Lionel White — Novel
• Stanley Kubrick — Screenplay
• James B. Harris — Producer
• Gerald Fried — Original Music Composer
• Lucien Ballard — Director of Photography

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