The Town That Dreaded Sundown

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.

Release date

Dec 24, 1976

Rating

5.8 / 10

Runtime

1 hours 26 minutes

Genres

Horror
Mystery
Thriller
Crime

Cast

Ben Johnson
As Captain J.D. Morales
Andrew Prine
As Deputy Norman Ramsey
Dawn Wells
As Helen Reed
Jimmy Clem
As Sgt. Mal Griffin
Jim Citty
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As Police Chief R.J. Sullivan
Charles B. Pierce
As Patrolman A.C. Benson
Robert Aquino
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As Sheriff Otis Barker
Cindy Butler
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As Peggy Loomis
Christine Ellsworth
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As Linda Mae Jenkins
Earl E. Smith
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As Dr. Kress
Steve Lyons
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As Roy Allen
Joe Catalanotto
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As Eddie LeDoux
Roy Lee Brown
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As Rainbow Johnson
Mike Hackworth
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As Sammy Fuller
Misty West
No picture available
As Emma Lou Cook
Rick Hildreth
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As Buddy Turner
Jason Darnell
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As Capt. Gus Wells
Bud Davis
As The Phantom Killer
Vern Stierman
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As Narrator (voice)
Mike Downs
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As
James Duff McAdams
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As
Dennis Lehane
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As

Crew

Charles B. Pierce
Role: Director
Barbara Pryor
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Role: Script Supervisor
Karen Jones
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Role: Wardrobe Assistant
Lynn Andres
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Role: Production Assistant
Richard Portman
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Role: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
John Stroud Jr.
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Role: Grip
Dimitry Gortinsky
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Role: Sound Effects
Bonnie Langriff
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Role: Wardrobe Assistant
Michael Sherfey
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Role: Second Assistant Camera
Betty Moortgat
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Role: Negative Cutter
Chris Ellsworth
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Role: Wardrobe Assistant
Dick Damon
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Role: Production Sound Mixer
Dan Finnity
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Role: Sound Effects
Steve Shearsby
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Role: Sound Effects
Steve Lyons
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Role: First Assistant Camera
Fred Payne
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Role: Boom Operator
Ginger Tanton
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Role: Production Assistant
Phil Haberman
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Role: Sound Effects
Andrew Herbert
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Role: Sound Effects
Denise Broulette
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Role: Assistant Property Master
Fred Judkins
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Role: Sound Effects
Steve Lyons
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Role: First Assistant Camera
Joe Catalanotto
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Role: Gaffer
Myrl Teeter
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Role: Art Direction
Grant Sinclair
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Role: Art Direction
Samuel Z. Arkoff
Role: Executive Producer
Tom Boutross
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Role: Editor
Charles B. Pierce
Role: Producer
James W. Roberson
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Role: Director of Photography
Thomas W. Moore
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Role: Associate Producer
Jaime Mendoza-Nava
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Role: Original Music Composer
Bob Gates
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Role: Production Manager
Cheri Minns
No picture available
Role: Makeup Artist
Bud Davis
Role: Stunt Coordinator
Libby Smith
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Role: Property Master
Joe Catalanotto
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Role: Special Effects
Earl E. Smith
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Role: Screenplay

The Town That Dreaded Sundown Collection

The Town That Dreaded Sundown
Released Dec 24, 1976
Rated 5.8 / 10
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