The Town That Dreaded Sundown

Dec 24, 1976

1h 26m

★ 5.8

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.

Genres

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

Crime

Production Companies

American International Pictures

Charles B. Pierce Film Productions

The Town That Dreaded Sundown Trailers

Cast

Captain J.D. Morales

Ben Johnson

Deputy Norman Ramsey

Andrew Prine

Helen Reed

Dawn Wells

Sgt. Mal Griffin

Jimmy Clem

Police Chief R.J. Sullivan

Jim Citty

Patrolman A.C. Benson

Charles B. Pierce

Sheriff Otis Barker

Robert Aquino

Peggy Loomis

Cindy Butler

Linda Mae Jenkins

Christine Ellsworth

Dr. Kress

Earl E. Smith

Roy Allen

Steve Lyons

Eddie LeDoux

Joe Catalanotto

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