The Killer Is Loose
1956 · Movie · NR · 73 min · ★ 6.7
A savings-and-loan bank is robbed; later, a police wiretap identifies meek bank teller Leon Poole as the inside man. In capturing him, detective Sam Wagner accidentally kills Poole's young wife, and at his trial Poole swears vengeance against Wagner. Poole begins his plans to get revenge when he escapes his captors.
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Details
- Years
- 1956
- Release date
- 1956-02-03
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 73 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (61 votes)
Themes
- prison
- escape
- trial
- revenge
- film noir
- inside man
- police detective
- courtroom
- bank teller
- escaped prisoner
- innocent person killed
- bank robbery attempt
- +9 more
Cast & crew
Joseph Cotten
as Detective Sam Wagner
Rhonda Fleming
as Lila Wagner
Wendell Corey
as Leon 'Foggy' Poole
Alan Hale Jr.
as Detective Denny
Michael Pate
as Detective Chris Gillespie
John Larch
as Otto Flanders
- DT
Dee J. Thompson
as Grace Flanders
John Beradino
as Mac
Virginia Christine
as Mary Gillespie
Paul Bryar
as Greg Boyd
Directed by Budd Boetticher