The Killer Is Loose

The Killer Is Loose (1956)

Genres - Drama, Crime, Thriller  |   Sub-Genres - Psychological Thriller, Police Detective Film  |   Release Date - Feb 3, 1956 (USA), Mar 2, 1956 (USA - Unknown)  |   Run Time - 73 min.  |   Countries - United States  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Sandra Brennan

In this thriller, "Foggy" (Wendell Corey) is a bank teller who got his nickname for the thick spectacles he must wear. Foggy is also an inside man for a gang of thieves planning to rob his bank. Unfortunately, their plan goes awry and he is arrested. During the ensuing scuffle, his wife is accidentally killed and the crook blames the arresting officer (Joseph Cotten). While he stands trial, Foggy lets on that he plans on getting revenge by killing the officer's wife. Later he is transferred to a prison farm. The fearsome former clerk busts out of prison and kills a few people on his way to the policeman's home. The panicked policeman attempts to secure protection for his wife, but the cops decide to use the woman as a decoy to draw the criminal to them.

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arrest, bad-guy, bank, bank-personnel, clerk, convict, detective, escape, false-accusation, farming, fishing-bait, frame-up, gangster, good-guy, hostage, husband, injustice, investigation, killing, lure [tempt], maniac, murder, officer, plans, police, prison, prison-farm, rage, revenge, robbery, security, stalking, trapped, trial [courtroom], wife, wound [injury], man