The Killers Kitty Collins (Ava Garner) Original Photos & Press Releases - Considered one of the all time greatest film noir films of all time, "The Killers" (1946) gave us two of the most iconic dark characters of the genre, Ole "Swede" Anderson, and of course the beautiful and deadly Kitty Collins (Ava Gardner). Ava said regarding her ill-fated personal relationships after this movie: "They all came to me looking for Kitty, but only found Ava!". These are two of the original Universal Studios press release photos of Ava as Kitty. They include the original Press Release Tags and Text on the back. (B&W, 8"x10").