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Loophole

  • 1954
  • Approved
  • 1h 20m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
442
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Don Beddoe, Mary Beth Hughes, Dorothy Malone, Charles McGraw, and Barry Sullivan in Loophole (1954)
Film NoirCrimeDramaThriller

A bank teller attempts to clear his name and rebuild his career after he is wrongly accused of theft.A bank teller attempts to clear his name and rebuild his career after he is wrongly accused of theft.A bank teller attempts to clear his name and rebuild his career after he is wrongly accused of theft.

  • Director
    • Harold D. Schuster
  • Writers
    • Dwight V. Babcock
    • George Bricker
    • Warren Douglas
  • Stars
    • Barry Sullivan
    • Charles McGraw
    • Dorothy Malone
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    442
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Harold D. Schuster
    • Writers
      • Dwight V. Babcock
      • George Bricker
      • Warren Douglas
    • Stars
      • Barry Sullivan
      • Charles McGraw
      • Dorothy Malone
    • 12User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Barry Sullivan
    Barry Sullivan
    • Mike Donovan
    Charles McGraw
    Charles McGraw
    • Gus Slavin
    Dorothy Malone
    Dorothy Malone
    • Ruthie Donovan
    Don Haggerty
    Don Haggerty
    • Neil Sanford
    Mary Beth Hughes
    Mary Beth Hughes
    • Vera
    Don Beddoe
    Don Beddoe
    • Herman Tate
    Dayton Lummis
    • Jim Starling
    Joanne Jordan
    • Georgia Hoard
    John Eldredge
    John Eldredge
    • Frank Temple
    Richard Reeves
    Richard Reeves
    • Pete Mazurki…
    John Close
    John Close
    • FBI Agent
    • (uncredited)
    Tom Coleman
    • Bank Examiner
    • (uncredited)
    Hal K. Dawson
    • Mr. Johnson - Bank Examiner
    • (uncredited)
    Sayre Dearing
    Sayre Dearing
    • Bank Employee
    • (uncredited)
    George Eldredge
    George Eldredge
    • Policeman
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Ferguson
    • Bank Examiner
    • (uncredited)
    Sam Flint
    Sam Flint
    • Sam - Bank Guard
    • (uncredited)
    Don C. Harvey
    Don C. Harvey
    • Police Detective
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    • Director
      • Harold D. Schuster
    • Writers
      • Dwight V. Babcock
      • George Bricker
      • Warren Douglas
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      The house on Westward Beach Rd., Westward Beach, Malibu (CA), in the final scenes also appears in the final scenes of Kiss Me Deadly (1955) and What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962).
    • Goofs
      When Donovan drives away from the telephone booth on the road to the Malibu beach-house the camera and cameraman are reflected in the window of his cab.
    • Quotes

      Vera: With a few bucks I can stand ya. Without it you're just a broken down middle-aged bank clerk.

    User reviews12

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    5/10

    IMPLAUSIBLE

    Very implausible plot. What bank is ever inspected by a team of auditors in this way who just suddenly turn up to count the money in each teller's drawer? And wouldn't the teller be casting a careful eye over what the "inspector" was doing, no matter how busy he was? Very odd.
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    • Release date
      • March 28, 1954 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Лазейка
    • Filming locations
      • Westward Beach - Westward Beach Road, Malibu, California, USA(Final scenes)
    • Production company
      • Lindsley Parsons Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White

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