The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)

12/24/1976 (US) • 1h 26m

Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Crime

In 1946 this man killed five people... Today he still lurks the streets of Texarkana, Arkansas.

Overview

When two young lovers are savagely beaten and tortured on a back country road in Texarkana, local police are baffled and must find "the Phantom Killer" before he can kill again.

Top Billed Cast

Ben Johnson

Captain J.D. Morales

Andrew Prine

Deputy Norman Ramsey

Dawn Wells

Helen Reed

Jimmy Clem

Sgt. Mal Griffin

Jim Citty

Police Chief R.J. Sullivan

Charles B. Pierce

Patrolman A.C. Benson

Robert Aquino

Sheriff Otis Barker

Cindy Butler

Peggy Loomis

Christine Ellsworth

Linda Mae Jenkins


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Part of the The Town That Dreaded Sundown Collection

Includes The Town That Dreaded Sundown, The Town that Dreaded Sundown

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$400,000.00

Revenue

-

Keywords

based on true story

stalking

serial killer

killer

fake documentary

proto-slasher

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