The Killer Is Loose
He was no ordinary killer... She was no ordinary victim... This is no ordinary motion picture!
1956 | 73m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Budd Boetticher |
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| Writer: | Harold Medford, John Hawkins, Ward Hawkins |
| Staring: |
| A savings-and-loan bank is robbed; later, a police wiretap identifies 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. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 03, 1956 |
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| Director: | Budd Boetticher |
| Writer: | Harold Medford, John Hawkins, Ward Hawkins |
| Genres: | Crime, Thriller |
| Keywords | prison, detective, revenge, film noir, escape, trial, bank robbery attempt |
| Production Companies | United Artists, Crown Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Joseph Cotten | Detective Sam Wagner |
| Rhonda Fleming | Lila Wagner |
| Wendell Corey | Leon 'Foggy' Poole |
| Alan Hale Jr. | Denny |
| Michael Pate | Detective Chris Gillespie |
| John Larch | Otto Flanders |
| Dee J. Thompson | Grace Flanders |
| John Beradino | Mac |
| Virginia Christine | Mary Gillespie |
| Paul Bryar | Greg Boyd |
| Brick Sullivan | Bus Passenger (uncredited) |
| Stanley Adams | Honor Farm Guard (uncredited) |
| Leon Alton | Bank Robber (uncredited) |
| Don Beddoe | Mr. Freeman (uncredited) |
| Gail Bonney | Mrs. Andrews (uncredited) |
| John Cliff | Ed (uncredited) |
| Richard Collier | Assistant District Attorney (uncredited) |
| Martha Crawford | Doris Poole (uncredited) |
| Richard H. Cutting | Judge (uncredited) |
| John Dennis | Highway Patrolman at Roadblock (uncredited) |
| Lawrence Dobkin | Bank Robber (uncredited) |
| George Eldredge | Police Captain (uncredited) |
| Rudy Germane | Bailiff (uncredited) |
| Frank Gerstle | Holdup Man (uncredited) |
| Tim Graham | Apartment House Manager (uncredited) |
| William Hudson | Detective on Stakeout (uncredited) |
| Michael Jeffers | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| Carol Kelly | Miss Shaw (uncredited) |
| John Phillips | Police Detective (uncredited) |
| Stafford Repp | Captain Lyle Snow (uncredited) |
| Arthur Space | Bill (uncredited) |
| Charles Wagenheim | Clothing Store Owner (uncredited) |
| Martha Wentworth | Apartment House Manager's Wife (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Budd Boetticher | Director |
| Lucien Ballard | Director of Photography |
| Harold Medford | Screenplay |
| John Hawkins | Story |
| Ward Hawkins | Story |
| George A. Gittens | Editor |
| Lionel Newman | Music |
| A. Leslie Thomas | Art Direction |
| Morris Hoffman | Set Decoration |
| William Sarris | Costume Design |
| Ida Banks | Hairstylist |
| Gustaf Norin | Makeup Artist |
| Clarence Eurist | Production Supervisor |
| Dolph Zimmer | Assistant Director |
| Wayne Fury | Sound Editor |
| Buddy Myers | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Frank Webster | Sound |
| Evelyn Carruth | Wardrobe Designer |
| Jack Masters | Wardrobe Designer |
| Bernard Mayers | Orchestrator |
| Mary Gibsone | Script Supervisor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Robert L. Jacks | Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
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