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Loophole is a 1954 American film noir crime drama starring Barry Sullivan and Dorothy Malone. The film was directed by former editor Harold D. Schuster. Mary Beth Hughes plays the film's femme fatale. It was shot in black-and-white and produced by Allied Artists Pictures, a company that generally specialized in B-movies.
Loophole: Directed by Harold D. Schuster. With Barry Sullivan, Dorothy Malone, Charles McGraw, Don Haggerty. A bank teller attempts to clear his name and rebuild his career after he is wrongly accused of theft.
- (437)
- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Harold D. Schuster
- 1954-03-28
Overview. Bank teller Mike Donovan (Barry Sullivan) takes the first step on the road to Perdition when he fails to report a $49,000 shortage. Accused of theft, Donovan is fired from his job. He is then prevented from finding other employment by Javert-like insurance investigator Gus Slavin (Charles McGraw).
A bank teller (Barry Sullivan) faces ruin when he’s falsely suspected of grand larceny. Film noir icon Charles McGraw plays a bulldog of an insurance investigator. With Dorothy Malone.
Loophole (1954) #WarnerArchive #WarnerBros #Loophole Everything's going right for Mike Donovan (Barry Sullivan). He came home after the war, married his gal, got a regular job as a bank teller...
- 3 min
- 2193
- Warner Bros. Classics
An opening narration states that this film was inspired by a true incident, but information on the incident has not been located. As noted in reviews, a number of real Los Angeles and Hollywood locations were used in the film.
Desperate man on the hot spot… and only one way out! Bank teller Mike Donovan (Barry Sullivan) takes the first step on the road to Perdition when he fails to report a $49,000 shortage. Accused of theft, Donovan is fired from his job.
