The Town That Dreaded Sundown

The Town That Dreaded Sundown

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

Part of The Town That Dreaded Sundown Collection

1976•1h 26m•5.8/10

HorrorMysteryThrillerCrime

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.8/10(220)

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.

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Production

American International Pictures, Charles B. Pierce Film Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Ben Johnson

Ben Johnson

Captain J.D. Morales

Andrew Prine

Andrew Prine

Deputy Norman Ramsey

Dawn Wells

Dawn Wells

Helen Reed

Jimmy Clem

Jimmy Clem

Sgt. Mal Griffin

Jim Citty

Police Chief R.J. Sullivan

Charles B. Pierce

Charles B. Pierce

Patrolman A.C. Benson

Robert Aquino

Sheriff Otis Barker

Cindy Butler

Peggy Loomis

Christine Ellsworth

Linda Mae Jenkins

Earl E. Smith

Dr. Kress

Steve Lyons

Roy Allen

Joe Catalanotto

Eddie LeDoux

Roy Lee Brown

Rainbow Johnson

Mike Hackworth

Sammy Fuller

Misty West

Emma Lou Cook

Rick Hildreth

Buddy Turner

Jason Darnell

Capt. Gus Wells

Bud Davis

Bud Davis

The Phantom Killer

Vern Stierman

Narrator (voice)

Mike Downs

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