Sure, I shot him. I’m not sorry about that. (insp.)

Gun Crazy (1950) dir. Joseph H. Lewis
The Letter (1940) dir. William Wyler
Kiss Me Deadly (1955) dir. Robert Aldrich
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) dir. Tay Garnett
Possessed (1947) dir. Curtis Bernhardt
Murder, My Sweet (1944) dir. Edward Dmytryk
The Night of the Hunter (1955) dir. Charles Laughton
Mildred Pierce (1945) dir. Michael Curtiz

Kiss Me Deadly (Robert Aldrich, 1955)

Kiss Me Deadly (Robert Aldrich, 1955)

They? A wonderful word. And who are they? They’re the nameless ones who kill people for the great whatsit. Does it exist? Who cares? Everyone everywhere is so involved in the fruitless search for what?
Kiss Me Deadly (1955) dir. Robert Aldrich

“You want to avenge the death of your dear friend. How touching. How sweet. How nicely it justifies your quest for the great whatsit.”

– Kiss Me Deadly (1955) dir. Robert Aldrich