The Killing (1956)
<font color="#ffffff" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Join us at the ESQUIRE Theatre for our HEIST! Series, in partnership with CINCINNATI PLAY HOUSE IN THE PARK for their run of the play HEIST showing 9/12/26-10/11/26. Catch a handful of our favorite Heist films with resident Film Professor Joe Horine who will give a brief intro before each film and lead an optional Q&A to follow !<br><br>ASPHALT JUNGLE (1950) Thursday 9/17 at 7:00pm<br>TO CATCH A THIEF (1955) Sunday 9/20 at 7:00pm<br>RIFIFI (1955) Wednesday 9/23 at 7:00pm (Encore Screening- no Speakers 9/27 at 7:30pm)<br>TOPKAKI (1964) Tuesday 10/6 at 7:00pm<br>THE KILLING (1956) Thursday 10/8 at 7:00pm<br>THE USUAL SUSPECTS (1995) Sunday 10/11 at 2:00pm<br><br>THE KILLING (1956) SYNOPSIS: Career criminal Johnny Clay (Sterling Hayden) recruits a sharpshooter (Timothy Carey), a crooked police officer (Ted de Corsia), a bartender (Joe Sawyer) and a betting teller named George (Elisha Cook Jr.), among others, for one last job before he goes straight and marries his fiancée, Fay (Coleen Gray). But when George tells his restless wife, Sherry (Marie Windsor), about the scheme to steal millions from the racetrack where he works, she hatches a plot of her own.<br></font><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><font color="#ffffff"><font face="Franklin Gothic, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, PT Sans, Arial, sans-serif" size="3"><span style="caret-color: rgb(42, 44, 50); letter-spacing: 0.256px;"><br></span></font>About HEIST, by Arun Lakra, Directed by Blake Robison:<br>This theatrical caper is a high-tech mystery for the stage. When Marvin assembles a team of professional thieves to pull off one last job, the heist goes sideways into a web of danger, betrayal and double crosses. What follows is a high-octane production that will keep you on the edge of your seat with lasers, aerial stunts and state-of-the-art projections. Blending quick-witted banter and unexpected laughs with clever surprises and heart-pounding suspense, Heist takes you on a fun and thrilling ride.</font></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: small;">For more information and tickets to the play, visit cincyplay.com</span><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></div>CrimePT1H25MNR2026-10-08USenSterling Hayden
Coleen Gray
Vince Edwards
Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick
James B. Harris
The Killing (1956)"The Killing (1956)"Showtimes
October 8, 7:00 pm
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