The Killer Is Loose (1956)

Name: The Killer Is Loose
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Released: 1956-02-03
Duration: 1 h 13 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Joseph Cotten, Rhonda Fleming, Wendell Corey, Alan Hale Jr., Michael Pate

Crime, Thriller • PT1H13M

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.

Director: Budd Boetticher

Top 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

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