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The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)

December 24, 1976 (US) Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Crime • 86m

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.

Writer

Earl E. Smith

Top Billed

Ben Johnson

Keywords

Top Billed 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
Jim Citty

Police Chief R.J. Sullivan

Charles B. Pierce
Charles B. Pierce

Patrolman A.C. Benson

Robert Aquino
Robert Aquino

Sheriff Otis Barker

Cindy Butler
Cindy Butler

Peggy Loomis

Christine Ellsworth
Christine Ellsworth

Linda Mae Jenkins

Joe Catalanotto
Joe Catalanotto

Eddie LeDoux

Roy Lee Brown
Roy Lee Brown

Rainbow Johnson

Mike Hackworth
Mike Hackworth

Sammy Fuller

Misty West
Misty West

Emma Lou Cook

Rick Hildreth
Rick Hildreth

Buddy Turner

Jason Darnell
Jason Darnell

Capt. Gus Wells

Bud Davis
Bud Davis

The Phantom Killer

Vern Stierman
Vern Stierman

Narrator (voice)

Crew
Barbara Pryor
Barbara Pryor

Script Supervisor

Karen Jones
Karen Jones

Wardrobe Assistant

Lynn Andres
Lynn Andres

Production Assistant

Richard Portman
Richard Portman

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Bonnie Langriff
Bonnie Langriff

Wardrobe Assistant

Michael Sherfey
Michael Sherfey

Second Assistant Camera

Betty Moortgat
Betty Moortgat

Negative Cutter

Chris Ellsworth
Chris Ellsworth

Wardrobe Assistant

Dick Damon
Dick Damon

Production Sound Mixer

Dan Finnity
Dan Finnity

Sound Effects

Steve Shearsby
Steve Shearsby

Sound Effects

Steve Lyons
Steve Lyons

First Assistant Camera

Fred Payne
Fred Payne

Boom Operator

Ginger Tanton
Ginger Tanton

Production Assistant

Phil Haberman
Phil Haberman

Sound Effects

Andrew Herbert
Andrew Herbert

Sound Effects

Denise Broulette
Denise Broulette

Assistant Property Master

Fred Judkins
Fred Judkins

Sound Effects

Steve Lyons
Steve Lyons

First Assistant Camera

Myrl Teeter
Myrl Teeter

Art Direction

Grant Sinclair
Grant Sinclair

Art Direction

Samuel Z. Arkoff
Samuel Z. Arkoff

Executive Producer

James W. Roberson
James W. Roberson

Director of Photography

Thomas W. Moore
Thomas W. Moore

Associate Producer

Jaime Mendoza-Nava
Jaime Mendoza-Nava

Original Music Composer

Bob Gates
Bob Gates

Production Manager

Cheri Minns
Cheri Minns

Makeup Artist

Bud Davis
Bud Davis

Stunt Coordinator

Libby Smith
Libby Smith

Property Master

Joe Catalanotto
Joe Catalanotto

Special Effects

Collection

The Town That Dreaded Sundown Collection



Reviews

Wuchak

⭐ 6/10

March 18, 2021

_**A killer is on the loose in Texarkana in 1946**_

The Texarkana Moonlight Murders and the ensuing investigation that took place from late February to early May, 1946, are chronicled with the names changed and details altered for dramatic purposes. Ben Johnson plays a renowned Texas Ranger on the case and Andrew Prine a formidable deputy sheriff. Dawn Wells shows up in the last act.

“The Town that Dreaded Sundown” (1976) is a crime docudra… read the rest.

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$400,000

Revenue

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