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
The Long Goodbye (United Artists, 1973). Very Fine+ on Linen. International One Sheet (27″ X 41″). Starring Elliott Gould, Nina Van Pallandt, Sterling Hayden, Mark Rydell, Henry Gibson, David Arkin, Jim Bouton, Warren Berlinger, Rutanya Alda, David Carradine, Danny Goldman, Carl Gottlieb, George Wyner, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Directed by Robert Altman.
[Vic Fair artwork]
“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).
SMB Noir 