Watch The Killer Is Loose (1956) Free Online

Release Date: 1956

Cast: Dee J. Thompson, Alan Hale, Jr., Rhonda Fleming, John Larch, Michael Pate, Wendell Corey, John Beradino, Joseph Cotten

Categories: Movies, Crime Fiction, Thriller, Black-and-white, Psychological thriller, Film noir

The Killer Is Loose is a 1956 crime film noir directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Joseph Cotten, Rhonda Fleming and Wendell Corey. An employee for a savings and loan desperate for cash plans and successfully robs a bank as an inside job. At first bank employee Poole (Wendell Corey) is considered a hero during the bank robbery but the police quickly figure out he's involved in the crime. The police catch up with Poole and his young wife at their apartment. Poole's wife is accidentally shot to death by the police during the gunfight. Poole is arrested, convicted and sent to prison for... MORE

The Killer Is Loose is a 1956 crime film noir directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Joseph Cotten, Rhonda Fleming and Wendell Corey. An employee for a savings and loan desperate for cash plans and successfully robs a bank as an inside job. At first bank employee Poole (Wendell Corey) is considered a hero during the bank robbery but the police quickly figure out he's involved in the crime. The police catch up with Poole and his young wife at their apartment. Poole's wife is accidentally shot to death by the police during the gunfight. Poole is arrested, convicted and sent to prison for the robbery. While behind bars, Poole plans his escape and revenge on the men that killed his wife, especially the leader of the police raid, Lt. Wagner (Joseph Cotten). Poole figures the best way to extract revenge is to kill Wagner's wife, Lila (Rhonda Fleming). New York Times reviewer Bosley Crowther found nothing original about the film calling the lead actors (Cotten and Corey) "first rate" and the crime film "third rate." Critic Bruce Eder gave a more favorable review and wrote, "Budd Boetticher was a filmmaker of consummate skill and many surprises, as anyone who's seen his best Western LESS