The Killer Is Loose (1956)
As you can tell from the title, The Killer Is Loose is a thriller that has to do with murder. Wendell Corey plays a bank robber who finds out that policeman Joseph Cotten accidentally shot and killed his wife in a shootout. While you do feel sorry for Wendell Corey’s character, since his wife was needlessly killed, the rest of the movie is so awful, it’s impossible to get invested in it. Wendell vows to get revenge in the worst way: by killing Joe’s wife. He escapes from prison and manages to get off the radar, through a series of costume changes and fast-talk to patrolmen who ask him questions.
Here’s where the movie falls apart: when Joseph Cotten’s fellow officers try to warn him that they fear Wendell will seek his revenge on Joe’s wife, he doesn’t believe them. He practically waves them off with an, “Oh, that’s silly!” Hasn’t he seen Cape Fear? Okay, that movie hadn’t been made yet, but he ought to know that an unhinged escaped criminal might have such a plan in mind. Then, when he’s finally convinced of it, he doesn’t tell his wife (Rhonda Fleming). He comes up with an elaborate lie so she doesn’t worry but will still get out of the house where she’ll be presumably safer. Wouldn’t she be a lot safer with her cop husband than out in a remote hotel room with no bodyguards? Just tell her! Then she won’t do all the stupid things she does in the movie!
Unless you absolutely love Wendell Corey (and I don’t) and want to see him in a deadpan, revengeful role, you can skip this one. It’s not even fun to hate it.
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Here’s where the movie falls apart: when Joseph Cotten’s fellow officers try to warn him that they fear Wendell will seek his revenge on Joe’s wife, he doesn’t believe them. He practically waves them off with an, “Oh, that’s silly!” Hasn’t he seen Cape Fear? Okay, that movie hadn’t been made yet, but he ought to know that an unhinged escaped criminal might have such a plan in mind. Then, when he’s finally convinced of it, he doesn’t tell his wife (Rhonda Fleming). He comes up with an elaborate lie so she doesn’t worry but will still get out of the house where she’ll be presumably safer. Wouldn’t she be a lot safer with her cop husband than out in a remote hotel room with no bodyguards? Just tell her! Then she won’t do all the stupid things she does in the movie!
Unless you absolutely love Wendell Corey (and I don’t) and want to see him in a deadpan, revengeful role, you can skip this one. It’s not even fun to hate it.
Want to watch it? Click here to see it on ok.ru and thanks "Alexandra Colon" for posting!
More Joseph Cotten movies here!