The Killer Is Loose(1956)
He was no ordinary killer... She was no ordinary victim... This is no ordinary motion picture!
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.
Movie: The Killer Is Loose
Top 10 Billed Cast
Detective Sam Wagner
Lila Wagner
Leon 'Foggy' Poole
Denny
Detective Chris Gillespie
Otto Flanders
Mac
Mary Gillespie
Greg Boyd
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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.
Release Date
1956-02-03
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6.6
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He was no ordinary killer... She was no ordinary victim... This is no ordinary motion picture!
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