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The Killer Is Loose

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

1956-02-03
6.6
en 73m
CrimeThriller
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

Producer

Robert L. Jacks

Music

Lionel Newman

Art Direction

A. Leslie Thomas

Set Decoration

Morris Hoffman

Costume Design

William Sarris

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Status

Released

Countries

  • United States of America

Companies

  • Crown Productions
  • United Artists