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The Killer Is Loose (1956)

He was no ordinary killer... She was no ordinary victim... This is no ordinary motion picture!

Genre : Drama, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 13M

Director : Budd Boetticher
Writer : Harold Medford

Synopsis

A savings-and-loan bank is robbed; later, a police wiretap identifies teller Leon Poole as 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.

Actors

Joseph Cotten
Joseph Cotten
Detective Sam Wagner
Rhonda Fleming
Rhonda Fleming
Lila Wagner
Wendell Corey
Wendell Corey
Leon 'Foggy' Poole
Alan Hale Jr.
Alan Hale Jr.
Denny
Michael Pate
Michael Pate
Detective Chris Gillespie
John Larch
John Larch
Otto Flanders
Dee J. Thompson
Dee J. Thompson
Grace Flanders
John Beradino
John Beradino
Mac
Virginia Christine
Virginia Christine
Mary Gillespie
Paul Bryar
Paul Bryar
Greg Boyd
Brick Sullivan
Brick Sullivan
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Stanley Adams
Stanley Adams
Honor Farm Guard (uncredited)
Leon Alton
Leon Alton
Bank Robber (uncredited)
Don Beddoe
Don Beddoe
Mr. Freeman (uncredited)
Gail Bonney
Gail Bonney
Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)
John Cliff
John Cliff
Ed (uncredited)
Richard Collier
Richard Collier
Assistant District Attorney (uncredited)
Martha Crawford
Martha Crawford
Doris Poole (uncredited)
Richard H. Cutting
Richard H. Cutting
Judge (uncredited)
John Dennis
John Dennis
Highway Patrolman at Roadblock (uncredited)
Lawrence Dobkin
Lawrence Dobkin
Bank Robber (uncredited)
George Eldredge
George Eldredge
Police Captain (uncredited)
Rudy Germane
Rudy Germane
Bailiff (uncredited)
Frank Gerstle
Frank Gerstle
Holdup Man (uncredited)
Tim Graham
Tim Graham
Apartment House Manager (uncredited)
William Hudson
William Hudson
Detective on Stakeout (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
Michael Jeffers
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Carol Kelly
Carol Kelly
Miss Shaw (uncredited)
John Phillips
John Phillips
Police Detective (uncredited)
Stafford Repp
Stafford Repp
Captain Lyle Snow (uncredited)
Arthur Space
Arthur Space
Bill (uncredited)
Charles Wagenheim
Charles Wagenheim
Clothing Store Owner (uncredited)
Martha Wentworth
Martha Wentworth
Apartment House Manager's Wife (uncredited)

Crews

Budd Boetticher
Budd Boetticher
Director
Harold Medford
Harold Medford
Screenplay
John Hawkins
John Hawkins
Story
Ward Hawkins
Ward Hawkins
Story
Lucien Ballard
Lucien Ballard
Director of Photography
George A. Gittens
George A. Gittens
Editor
Robert L. Jacks
Robert L. Jacks
Producer
Lionel Newman
Lionel Newman
Music
A. Leslie Thomas
A. Leslie Thomas
Art Direction
Morris Hoffman
Morris Hoffman
Set Decoration
William Sarris
William Sarris
Costume Design
Ida Banks
Ida Banks
Hairstylist
Gustaf Norin
Gustaf Norin
Makeup Artist
Clarence Eurist
Clarence Eurist
Production Supervisor
Dolph Zimmer
Dolph Zimmer
Assistant Director
Wayne Fury
Wayne Fury
Sound Editor
Buddy Myers
Buddy Myers
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Frank Webster
Frank Webster
Sound
Evelyn Carruth
Evelyn Carruth
Wardrobe Designer
Jack Masters
Jack Masters
Wardrobe Designer
Bernard Mayers
Bernard Mayers
Orchestrator
Mary Gibsone
Mary Gibsone
Script Supervisor

Trailers and other movies

John Sayles on THE KILLER IS LOOSE

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