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"[to Dum Dum] You dont know what the Swede did with the money or you wouldnt be here tearing his room to pieces. But maybe you do know things that put together with the things I know will tell me where the money is."
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The Killers (1946 film)The Killers (1946 film)
The Killers (1946 film)
The Killers is a 1946 American film noir directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Burt Lancaster in his film debut, along with Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien and Sam Levene. Based in part on the 1927 short story of the same name by Ernest Hemingway, it focuses on insurance detective Jim Riordan’s investigation into the execution by Al and Max, two professional killers, of former boxer Pete Lund who di
"[to Dum Dum] You dont know what the Swede did with the money or you wouldnt be here tearing his room to pieces. But maybe you do know things that put together with the things I know will tell me where the money is."
"[to Kitty] As soon as you could break away, you left him flat. Id like to have known the old Kitty Collins. You were in the clear because no one knew youd been with the Swede. You had nothing to fear from anyone. Too bad it had to catch up with you now."
"For nearly two years, we werent never more than eight and a half feet apart. Thats how big the cell was."
"She was always in love with him...and I was always in love with her. It worked out fine for me, anyway."
"Youre through...That hand will never be good again - not for fighting...Its a lucky thing. You arent punchy yet. Now suppose it was your brains were scrambled instead of your hand."
"You see that bright star in the center...brightest star in all the heavens. Only its so far away, it dont seem like it."
"If its as big as you claim, its not gonna be any easy pickings. Nothin that big ever is."
"A girl dont write. That dont mean shes sick like you might think. Not necessarily."
"Stop listening to those golden harps, Swede. They can land you into a lot of trouble."
"If that guy dont call by 10:30, we better get started anyway. Yeah, each one steal his own heap [car]...I never was in a hat factory before... Gimme two cards. Ill take three. If this rain keeps us, theyll be mud up to the axles on them hick roads. How many miles of dirt road is it to the half-way house? I dont like anything about capers in the rain. Rain always gives me the creeps. I hate rain."
"Step on it, cant you get any more out of it than this? Looks like a good clean getaway. Thats too bad you had to shoot that guy at the gate...Did it look like 200 Gs to you? Most money I ever saw at once. Wonder if the others are plannin the same luck we are. They should be - they got away before we did. I guess the Swede made it all right. I seen him running for his heap and nobody was between him and it. Sure, he got away. Keep your eyes peeled for Polk Road. Its a left turn there, yeah. A left on Polk Road. We oughta be there in another five minutes. Hello, farmer."
"[to Dum Dum, about Kitty] I think she knows where the money is...The Swede and some girl checked into an Atlantic City hotel the night of the holdup. Two days later, the girl took a powder. Ive got an idea the dough went with her."