Joseph Cotten
Detective Sam Wagner
1956•1h 13m•Released•EN
The Killer Is Loose
“He was no ordinary killer... She was no ordinary victim... This is no ordinary motion picture!”
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.
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Movie Details
Release Date
February 3, 1956
Runtime
1h 13m
Rating
6.7 / 10
Votes
62
Budget
Not available
Revenue
Not available
Status
Released
Popularity
2.9
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Cast
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Rhonda Fleming
Lila Wagner
Wendell Corey
Leon 'Foggy' Poole
Alan Hale Jr.
Detective Denny
Michael Pate
Detective Chris Gillespie
John Larch
Otto Flanders
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Dee J. Thompson
Grace Flanders
John Beradino
Mac
Virginia Christine
Mary Gillespie
Paul Bryar
Greg Boyd
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Brick Sullivan
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Stanley Adams
Honor Farm Guard (uncredited)
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