Summary
The Killer Is Loose is an American crime film first released in 1956,
directed by Budd Boetticher.
The film stars Joseph Cotten, Rhonda Fleming, Wendell Corey and Alan Hale Jr..
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Budd Boetticher
- Script: John Hawkins, Ward Hawkins, Harold Medford
- Photo: Lucien Ballard
- Music: Lionel Newman
- Cast: Joseph Cotten (Det. Sam Wagner), Rhonda Fleming (Lila Wagner), Wendell Corey (Leon ’Foggy’ Poole), Alan Hale Jr. (Denny, Detective), Michael Pate (Det. Chris Gillespie), John Larch (Otto Flanders), Dee J. Thompson (Grace Flanders), John Beradino (Mac, Plainclothes Cop), Virginia Christine (Mary Gillespie), Paul Bryar (Greg Boyd (policeman)), Frank Gerstle (Holdup man (unconfirmed)), Stanley Adams (Honor Farm guard), Don Beddoe (Mr. Freeman (bank manager)), Gail Bonney (Mrs. Andrews, Bank Customer), John Cliff (Ed, Honor Farm guard), Richard Collier (Assistant District Attorney), Martha Crawford (Mrs. Doris Poole), Richard H. Cutting (Judge), John Dennis (Highway Patrolman at roadblock), Lawrence Dobkin (Bank robber), George Eldredge (Police captain), Tim Graham (Apartment House Manager), William Hudson (Detective on stakeout), John Phillips (Police Detective), Stafford Repp (State Police Capt. Lyle Snow), Arthur Space (Bill, Police Chief), Brick Sullivan (Bus Passenger), Charles Wagenheim (Clothing Store Owner), Martha Wentworth (Apartment House Manager’s Wife)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 73 min; B&W
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Crime / Film-Noir / Drama


