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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
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1956
Runtime1h 13m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresCrime, Thriller
Votes62
DirectorBudd Boetticher
WritersJohn Hawkins, Harold Medford, Ward Hawkins
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.7 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Killer Is Loose
About The Killer Is Loose
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.
Directed by Budd Boetticher, The Killer Is Loose leans on a strong ensemble — Joseph Cotten, Rhonda Fleming, Wendell Corey — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about crime titles of 1956.
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