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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

Crew
Barbara Pryor
Barbara Pryor

Script Supervisor

Karen Jones
Karen Jones

Wardrobe Assistant

Bonnie Langriff
Bonnie Langriff

Wardrobe Assistant

Chris Ellsworth
Chris Ellsworth

Wardrobe Assistant

Denise Broulette
Denise Broulette

Assistant Property Master

Steve Lyons
Steve Lyons

First Assistant Camera

Michael Sherfey
Michael Sherfey

Second Assistant Camera

Dick Damon
Dick Damon

Production Sound Mixer

Fred Payne
Fred Payne

Boom Operator

Ginger Tanton
Ginger Tanton

Production Assistant

Lynn Andres
Lynn Andres

Production Assistant

Betty Moortgat
Betty Moortgat

Negative Cutter

Dan Finnity
Dan Finnity

Sound Effects

Steve Shearsby
Steve Shearsby

Sound Effects

Fred Judkins
Fred Judkins

Sound Effects

Phil Haberman
Phil Haberman

Sound Effects

Andrew Herbert
Andrew Herbert

Sound Effects

Richard Portman
Richard Portman

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Jaime Mendoza-Nava
Jaime Mendoza-Nava

Original Music Composer

James W. Roberson
James W. Roberson

Director of Photography

Thomas W. Moore
Thomas W. Moore

Associate Producer

Samuel Z. Arkoff
Samuel Z. Arkoff

Executive Producer

Grant Sinclair
Grant Sinclair

Art Direction

Myrl Teeter
Myrl Teeter

Art Direction

Cheri Minns
Cheri Minns

Makeup Artist

Bob Gates
Bob Gates

Production Manager

Libby Smith
Libby Smith

Property Master

Joe Catalanotto
Joe Catalanotto

Special Effects

Bud Davis
Bud Davis

Stunt Coordinator

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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