Killer's Kiss
Killer's Kiss is a 1955 American independently produced crime film noir directed by Stanley Kubrick and written by Kubrick and Howard Sackler. It is the second feature film directed by Kubrick, following his 1953 debut feature, Fear and Desire. The film stars Jamie Smith, Irene Kane, and Frank Silvera.
Plot
In New York, veteran welterweight boxer Davey Gordon lives in the same building as taxi dancer Gloria Price. Their windows face each other, and they steal glances at one another. The two leave their building at the same time to report to their jobs-Davey prepares to fight newcomer Kid Rodriguez, and Gloria is picked up by Vinnie Rapallo, her boss. Davey's fight with Kid Rodriguez is televised, and Rapallo brings Gloria to his office, both to watch the fight, and to make sexual advances. Davey is knocked out, goes home, and takes a phone call from his uncle, who wants Davey to return to the family farm near Seattle. Davey is awakened from a dream by Gloria's screaming, and sees that Rapallo is assaulting her. Davey runs across the roof of the building to reach Gloria's apartment, finding her unharmed.
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| author | Howard Sackler Stanley Kubrick |
|---|---|
| award | Golden Leopard |
| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Stanley Kubrick |
| editor | Stanley Kubrick |
| events | boxing |
| genre | crime drama |
| keywords | apartment building assault build dance hall family history fight to the death fire escape giving birth henchman knock out morning new york penn station older sister penn station phone call police search scream search sexual assault taxi dancer wait welterweight |
| musicBy | Gerald Fried |
| producer | Morris Bousel Stanley Kubrick |
| productionCompany | Minotaur Productions |
| publisher | United Artists |
| theme | film noir independent noir |