

The Killer Is Loose
1956 · Movie · 1h 13m · NR
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"He was no ordinary killer... She was no ordinary victim... This is no ordinary motion picture!"
Overview
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.
Ratings
IMDb
6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes
67%
Key crew
- Budd BoetticherDirector
- Harold MedfordScreenplay
Cast
- Joseph CottenDetective Sam Wagner
- Rhonda FlemingLila Wagner
- Wendell CoreyLeon 'Foggy' Poole
- Alan Hale Jr.Detective Denny
- Michael PateDetective Chris Gillespie
- John LarchOtto Flanders
- Dee J. ThompsonGrace Flanders
- John BeradinoMac
- Virginia ChristineMary Gillespie
- Paul BryarGreg Boyd
- Brick SullivanBus Passenger (uncredited)
- Stanley AdamsHonor Farm Guard (uncredited)
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Themes
prisonescapetrialrevengefilm noirinside manpolice detectivecourtroombank tellerescaped prisonerinnocent person killedbank robbery attempt























