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Claire Trevor
Helen Brent
Lawrence Tierney
Sam Wild
Walter Slezak
Matthew Arnett
Phillip Terry
Fred Grover
Audrey Long
Georgia Staples
Elisha Cook Jr.
Marty
Isabel Jewell
Laury Palmer
Esther Howard
Mrs. Kraft
Kathryn Card
Grace
Tony Barrett
Danny
Grandon Rhodes
Inspector Wilson
Demetrius Alexis
Maitre d'Hotel (uncredited)
Symona Boniface
Gambler at Roulette Table (uncredited)
Ruth Brennan
Sally (uncredited)
George Bruggeman
Club Patron (uncredited)
James Carlisle
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Ellen Corby
Maid (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing
Gambler (uncredited)
Neal Dodd
Clergyman (uncredited)
Jean Fenwick
Margaret Macy (uncredited)
George Ford
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Lee Frederick
Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Ben Frommer
Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Harry Harvey
Divorce Lawyer (uncredited)
Martha Hyer
Maid (uncredited)
Perc Launders
Detective Bryson (uncredited)
Sam Lufkin
Gambler (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Beatrice Maude
Cook (uncredited)
Russell Meeker
Dealer (uncredited)
Al Murphy
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Tommy Noonan
Bellboy (uncredited)
Netta Packer
Mrs. Perth (uncredited)
Jason Robards Sr.
Conductor (uncredited)
Paul Russell
Club Patron (uncredited)
Scott Seaton
Gambler (uncredited)
Sammy Shack
Gambler (uncredited)
Phil Warren
Chauffeur (uncredited)
Napoleon Whiting
Train Porter (uncredited)

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A review by Steve

Written by Steve on Sat Dec 17 2016

FILM NOIR OF THE WEEK Robert Wise's Born to Kill has never been one of my favorite noirs. It regularly tops "best of" lists, and many film noir enthusiasts whom I respect love it, so I was hoping a fresh viewing would reveal something new to me. Alas, for me it was still the same old flick. It's an enjoyable picture, but it's wildly melodramatic, there are subplots that never really go anywhere, and its over-the-top characters are mostly two-dimensional. The key to a great noir, like Billy Wilder's Double Indemnity (1944), is the sense that it could happen to you, or to someone you know. ...