Killer's Kiss (1955)

Review: Killer's Kiss (1955)

Director: Stanley Kubrick

Cast: Frank Silvera, Jamie Smith, Irene Kane, Jerry Jarrett, Mike Dana,

Frank Silvera
Frank Silvera
Jamie Smith
Jamie Smith
Irene Kane
Irene Kane
Jerry Jarrett
Jerry Jarrett
Mike Dana
Mike Dana

Plot: Davey Gordon, a New York City boxer at the end of his career, falls for dancer Gloria Price. However, their budding relationship is interrupted by Gloria's violent boss, Vincent Rapallo, who has eyes for Gloria. The two decide to skip town, but before they can, Vincent and his thugs abduct Gloria, and Davey is forced to search for her among the most squalid corners of the city, with his enemy hiding in the shadows.

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My first encounter with Stanley Kubrick’s work came before I was ten years old. Sometime in the early ’60s, my parents took me to see Spartacus, probably at the Odeon in Chelmsford. For years afterwards, two things stuck with me: the […]

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