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Question about the movie "The Killers" (1946) with Ava Gardner?

Apr 18, 2007 by 2007_Shelby_GT500 | Posted in Movies

In the movie, Ava Gardner is at a party and asks for a Ginger Ale straight up. When the host brings it over, her mood has changed, so she asks him to "sweeten it". What does that imply was added to the Ginger Ale? I assume it was booze, but

Yeah, booze.

Film Jedi | Apr 19, 2007

The Killers [1946] Part 1/10

Hit men kill an unresisting victim, and investigator Reardon uncovers his past involvement with beautiful, deadly Kitty Collins

Criterion Trailer 176.2: The Killers 1946

www.criterionco.com / www.criteriondungeon.com - This is the trailer for the 1946 version of the criterion release of The Killers.

Road to Utopia still draws laughter

26.09.11

In the decade leading up to 1946, Americans had both risen above the catastrophic hardship of the Great Depression and withstood the challenges of World War II. Needless to say, many desired a distraction from the harsh realties around them, which they often found at the local cinema. However, this method of escapism from depressing times required films that were both distracting and lighthearted, which makes it no surprise that the early 1940s saw some of cinema’s most enduring comedies, including The Philadelphia Story (1940) and Sullivan’s Travels (1941). This decade also saw Paramount’s much-loved “Road to...” series of films, starring comedic and musical legends Bob Hope and Bing Crosby. In 1946, Paramount released its fourth “Road to...” film, Road to Utopia, which playfully satirized the typical adventure film and featured the musical talent of Hope, Crosby, and Dorothy Lamour. While its predecessors were equally amusing, Road to Utopia’s ridiculous jokes, talking

Source: The College Reporter

The Killers 1946 - Bookshelf


Dreams & dead ends, the American gangster film
376 pages 		Dreams & dead ends, the American gangster film

Creator: Jack Shadoian | Language Arts & Disciplines - 2003
The Killers (1946) The Killers begins where High Sierra leaves off. In High Sierra the gangster, having run out of time and space, makes a spiritual escape. ...
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Dames in the driver's seat, rereading film noir
190 pages 		Dames in the driver's seat, rereading film noir

Creator: Jans B. Wager | Performing Arts - 2005-09-01
chapter 4 THE KILLERS (1946): QUINTESSENTIAL NOIR? The second evening we wanted to see The Killers, the film based on the new Hemingway novel, ...
Publisher: Univ of Texas Pr

The Killers 1946 - News


Wilmington on DVDs: Scarlet Street
Movie City News - Dec 31, 1969
Wilmington on DVDs: Scarlet Street Scarlet Street pulls us into that special noir world we recognize from the other great dark hard-boiled, high-style masterpieces of the '40s: Double Indemnity, The Big Sleep, the 1946 The Killers, Out of the Past, Laura, Detour, Criss Cross,

The Top Ten Films Noir According to 'Road to Perdition' Writer Max Allan Collins
Film School Rejects - Dec 31, 1969
With the barest nod to the credited Hemingway story, contract killers in Ray-Bans (Lee Marvin and Clu Gulager) kill racing driver Johnny North (John Cassavetes). As the killers attempt to get paid, flashbacks depict the heist that femme fatale Angie

Remembering heroes
Forest Park Review - Dec 31, 1969
30, 1946. One of his killers was sentenced to 199 years and the second was executed by lethal injection in 1947. Fire Captain Frank Schnurstein suffered a fatal heart attack in the line of duty during a rescue attempt on March 28, 1969.

Suspected sect gunmen kill Nigeria Shiite leader
WGME - Dec 31, 1969
Idris said officers believe his killers came from the sect known as Boko Haram. Muslims in Nigeria's north are predominantly Sunni, though the Shiite have gained followers in recent years. Idris also said soldiers arrested a man suspected to be a Boko

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CNN - Dec 31, 1969
If these information were true, then why are 1/3 kids in this country overweight, why are heart disease and breast/prostate/colon cancers some of our biggest killers? All these diseases are unmistakably diet related, not mention a host of autoimmune or