Movie Description
The Killer Is Loose
(1956)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Budd Boetticher
- Producer : Robert L. Jacks
- Editor : George A. Gittens
- Cast : Joseph Cotten,Rhonda Fleming,Wendell Corey,Alan Hale Jr.,Michael Pate,John Larch,Dee J. Thompson,John Beradino,Virginia Christine,Paul Bryar,Brick Sullivan,Stanley Adams,Leon Alton,Don Beddoe,Gail Bonney,John Cliff,Richard Collier,Martha Crawford,Richard H. Cutting,John Dennis,Lawrence Dobkin,George Eldredge,Rudy Germane,Frank Gerstle,Tim Graham,William Hudson,Michael Jeffers,Carol Kelly,John Phillips,Stafford Repp,Arthur Space,Charles Wagenheim,Martha Wentworth
Cast
Detective Sam Wagner
Lila Wagner
Leon 'Foggy' Poole
Detective Denny
Detective Chris Gillespie
Otto Flanders
Grace Flanders
Mac
Mary Gillespie
Greg Boyd
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Honor Farm Guard (uncredited)
Bank Robber (uncredited)
Mr. Freeman (uncredited)
Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)
Ed (uncredited)
Assistant District Attorney (uncredited)
Doris Poole (uncredited)
Judge (uncredited)
Highway Patrolman at Roadblock (uncredited)
Bank Robber (uncredited)
Police Captain (uncredited)
Bailiff (uncredited)
Holdup Man (uncredited)
Apartment House Manager (uncredited)
Detective on Stakeout (uncredited)
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Miss Shaw (uncredited)
Police Detective (uncredited)
Captain Lyle Snow (uncredited)
Bill (uncredited)
Clothing Store Owner (uncredited)
Apartment House Manager's Wife (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleThe Killer Is Loose
Status Released
Release Information
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1956-02-03
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 13m
Production CompaniesCrown Productions,United Artists
Genres
- Crime
- Thriller
