Movie
The Killer Is Loose
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1956-02-03
- Runtime
- 73 min
- Genres
- Crime, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Crown Productions, United Artists
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- 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
- Dee J. Thompson as Grace Flanders
- John Beradino as Mac
- Virginia Christine as Mary Gillespie
- Paul Bryar as Greg Boyd
- Brick Sullivan as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
- Stanley Adams as Honor Farm Guard (uncredited)
Crew
- Budd Boetticher - Director
- Harold Medford - Screenplay
- John Hawkins - Story
- Ward Hawkins - Story
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