The Town That Dreaded Sundown
“In 1946 this man killed five people... Today he still lurks the streets of Texarkana, Arkansas.”
Synopsis
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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Principal cast & crew: 14
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Edited by Tom BoutrossShot by James W RobersonScored by Jaime Mendoza Nava
Box Office
1976 · Box office
Produced on a $400K budget
Production budget
$400K
Also known as
- Der Umlegerde
- La città che aveva paurait
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Cast & Crew
14 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Ben Johnson
as Captain J.D. Morales
Andrew Prine
as Deputy Norman Ramsey
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as Captain J.D. Morales
Dawn Wells
as Helen Reed
Jimmy Clem
as Sgt. Mal Griffin
Jim Citty
as Police Chief R.J. Sullivan
Charles B Pierce
as Patrolman A.C. Benson
Robert Aquino
as Sheriff Otis Barker
Cindy Butler
as Peggy Loomis
Christine Ellsworth
as Linda Mae Jenkins
Earl E Smith
as Dr. Kress
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1Producers
1Other crew
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