The Killing (1956)

1956

Action / Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Thriller

IMDb Rating 7/10

Plot summary

Johnny Clay has a plan. After spending five years in Alcatraz, he decides that if he's going to commit crimes, the risk had better be worth the punishment. He then proceeds to mastermind a brilliant criminal scheme to steal $2,000,000 from a local racetrack in which "no one will get hurt." The only flaw in his plan is that he does not consider one of his cohorts' greedy, shrewish wife and her ruthless boyfriend. That's when something goes wrong.—Marc-David Jacobs