The Town That Dreaded Sundown
“In 1946 this man killed five people... Today he still lurks the streets of Texarkana, Arkansas.”
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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Part of The Town That Dreaded Sundown Collection
2 films
Cast
22 people
Ben Johnson
JD Morales
Known for
Bonanza: The Return
Terror Train
Andrew Prine
Norman Ramsey
Known for
V
V: The Final Battle
Dawn Wells
Helen Reed
Known for
Gilligan's Island
Jimmy Clem
Mal Griffin
Also in
Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues
The Evictors
Jim Citty
RJ Sullivan
No other roles listed
Charles B. Pierce
AC Benson
Also in
Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues
Grayeagle
Robert Aquino
Otis Barker
Cindy Butler
Peggy Loomis
Also in
Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues
Grayeagle
Christine Ellsworth
Linda Mae Jenkins
Also in
The Savage Bees
Earl E. Smith
Dr. Kress
Also in
The Winds of Autumn
The Savage Wild
Steve Lyons
Roy Allen
Also in
Hawken's Breed
The Legend of Boggy Creek
Joe Catalanotto
Eddie LeDoux
Also in
Pretty Baby
Hobson's Choice
Charles B. Pierce Director · Earl E. Smith Screenplay Jaime Mendoza-Nava Composer
Worldwide gross $5M · Budget $400K · United States release December 24, 1976
Box office
Budget
$400,000
Worldwide gross
$5,000,000
Gross vs. budget
12.5×
Production
American International Pictures
Production
Charles B. Pierce Film Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 24, 1976
Theatrical
United States · May 21, 2013
Physical
Australia
July 1, 1977 · Theatrical
June 3, 1985 · Physical
United Kingdom
June 2, 1987 · Physical
June 15, 2015 · Digital · VOD/Streaming
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