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The Killer Is Loose

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

Duration

1h 13m

Release

3 Feb 1956

Country

United States

Language

English

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.

Plot

An unhinged, deceptively mild-mannered bank robber escapes prison, seeking revenge on the cop who accidentally killed his wife during a gun battle.

Cast

Joseph CottenRhonda FlemingWendell Corey

Ratings

Internet Movie Database: 6.6/10Rotten Tomatoes: 67%

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Director

Budd Boetticher

Writers

Harold MedfordJohn HawkinsWard Hawkins

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