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The Looters

The Looters

1955Movie⏱️ 1h 27mApproved
Adventure
6.2
IMDB Rating
212 votes

An expert mountain climber and his partner find a plane wreck in the Rockies, but the partner conspires with one of the plane's survivors to stop at nothing to steal a large amount of cash found on board.

Director
Abner Biberman
Writers
Paul Schneider, Richard Alan Simmons
Stars
Rory Calhoun, Julie Adams, Ray Danton
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 6
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Rory Calhoun
Rory Calhoun
as Jesse Hill
Julie Adams
Julie Adams
as Sheryl Gregory
Ray Danton
Ray Danton
as Pete Corder
Thomas Gomez
Thomas Gomez
as George Parkinson
Frank Faylen
Frank Faylen
as Stan Leppich
Russ Conway
Russ Conway
as Maj. Knowles
John Stephenson
John Stephenson
as Lt. Jerry Stevenson
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Rod Williams
as Co-pilot
Ralph Brooks
Ralph Brooks
as Plane Passenger
George Calliga
George Calliga
as Plane Passenger

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
Production
Universal International Pictures (UI)

🏷️ Keywords

airplane crashfireplaceprologuescene during opening creditscash

🎯 Categories

Adventure

⭐ Featured Review

A decent surprise, rather solid, mostly hobbled by a creaky plot line
by secondtake2014-12-14
7/10

"The Looters (1955) Well, it was at the Gratiot Drive-In outside of Detroit that the still obscure Swiss photographer Robert Frank saw this movie on its first release. I know because it's in one of his photographs, seen in his legendary book, "The Americans." And that's the only reason I sought out this B-movie. It has no DVD release, but there's a lousy copy on Youtube. Check it out. The movie is better than it should be. The plot seems simple enough—a plane has crashed in some truly steep and dangerous mountains in Colorado. Two ex-army associates, one now a low-lev..."

💡 Did You Know?

Julie Adams and Ray Danton had met before making this film. They were married in February 1955 and had two sons, divorcing in 1978.

📖 Synopsis

An expert mountain climber and his partner find a plane wreck in the Rockies, but the partner conspires with one of the plane's survivors to stop at nothing to steal a large amount of cash found on board.