The Killer Is Loose (1956)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
He was no ordinary killer... She was no ordinary victim... This is no ordinary motion picture!
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.
- Released: 1956-02-03
- Genres: Crime, Thriller
- Runtime: 1h 13m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 62 votes
Directed by 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
- 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
Where to watch The Killer Is Loose
- United States: stream on ScreenPix Apple TV channel, ScreenPix Amazon Channel
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