The Killer Is Loose
(1956)
February 3, 1956
(US)
•
Crime, Thriller
• 73m
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
Writers
John Hawkins, Harold Medford, Ward Hawkins
Top Billed
Joseph Cotten
Keywords
prison
escape
trial
revenge
film noir
inside man
police detective
courtroom
bank teller
escaped prisoner
innocent person killed
bank robbery attempt
prison farm
revenge murderer
vengeance
fearful wife
revenge thriller
fugitive murderer
husband wife conflict
revenge for bullying
tense
intense
avenging husband
Where to watch
Top Billed Cast
Crew
Reviews
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Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
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Revenue
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