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The Killer Is Loose (1956)

The Killer Is Loose

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1h 13m

Crime, Drama, Thriller, Film Noir

February 3rd, 1956

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A savings-and-loan bank is robbed; later, a police wiretap identifies 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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John Sayles on THE KILLER IS LOOSE

Cast

Joseph Cotten
Detective Sam Wagner
Rhonda Fleming
Lila Wagner
Wendell Corey
Leon Poole
Alan Hale Jr.
Denny
Michael Pate
Detective Chris Gillespie
John Larch
Otto Flanders
Dee J. Thompson
Grace Flanders
John Beradino
Mac
Virginia Christine
Mary Gillespie
Paul Bryar
Greg Boyd
Full cast & crew

Directors

Budd Boetticher
Full cast & crew

Producers

Robert L. Jacks
producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Harold Medford
screenplay
John Hawkins
(story) and
Ward Hawkins
story
Full cast & crew

Taglines

The Story of a Cop Who Used His Wife as Bait for a Killer!
He was no ordinary killer... She was no ordinary victim... This is no ordinary motion picture!

Keywords

revenge
gunfight
shootout
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

September 14th, 1956 (Australia)
November 1st, 1956 (Austria)
November 18th, 1957 (Denmark)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

The Killer Is Loose (original title)
Blutige Hände (Austria)
O Assassino Anda Solto (Brazil)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

3152 Haddington Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA (Sam and Lila Wagner's house)
Culver City, California, USA
Haddington Drive and Northvale Road, Los Angeles, Calfornia, USA (two cars nearly collide here while police are watching for Leon Poole at Sam and Lila Wagner's nearby house)
All Locations

Running Times

73 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.85 : 1 (intended ratio)
1.37 : 1 (negative ratio)

Production Companies

United Artists
Crown Productions
Crown Productions (II)

Distribution Companies

U.A. South America (Argentina)
United Artists (A-Asia) (Australia)
United Artists of Brazil (Brazil)
All Distribution Companies

Other Companies

Western Electric [us] (sound recording)

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