New York: E.P. Dutton, 1955. First Edition. In publisher’s trial dust jacket, date stamped March 1, 1955, on the bottom of the front flap.
Basis for Stanley Kubrick’s breakthrough 1956 film “The Killing,” starring Sterling Hayden in one of his defining roles.
1956 Signet reissue – cover art by Robert Maguire
1988 Black Lizard reissue – cover art by Kirwin
1956 United Artists – written and directed by Stanley Kubrick
1956, The Killing – Kubrick’s second movie
adapted from Lionel White’s Clean Break, Dutton hardcover, 1955
1955 United Artists
early Stanley Kubrick
“The Killing” (United Artists, 1956). Very Fine. Title Lobby Card (11″ X 14″) Film Noir.
Starring Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Vince Edwards, Jay C. Flippen, Elisha Cook, Jr., Marie Windsor, Ted de Corsia, Joe Sawyer, James Edwards, Timothy Carey, Joe Turkel, Jay Adler, Kola Kwariani, Tito Vuolo, Dorothy Adams, James Griffith, William ‘Billy’ Benedict, Charles Cane, Robert Williams, and Art Gilmore. Directed by Stanley Kubrick.
Adaptation of the heist novel Clean Break by Lionel White
Kubrick’s first movie as director
Sterling Hayden in disguise in Stanley Kubrick’s The Killing (1956).
Killer’s Kiss (United Artists, 1955). Half Sheet (22″ X 28″). Film Noir. Starring Frank Silvera, Jamie Smith, Irene Kane, Ruth Sobotka, Mike Dana, Felice Orlandi, Ralph Roberts and Phil Stevenson. Directed by Stanley Kubrick.
SMB Noir 