The Town That Dreaded Sundown
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1976
1h 26m
R
English
Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Crime
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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.
The Town That Dreaded Sundown
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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Cast
Captain J.D. Morales
Deputy Norman Ramsey
Helen Reed
Sgt. Mal Griffin
Police Chief R.J. Sullivan
Patrolman A.C. Benson
Sheriff Otis Barker
Peggy Loomis
Linda Mae Jenkins
Dr. Kress
Eddie LeDoux
Rainbow Johnson
Sammy Fuller
Emma Lou Cook
Buddy Turner
Capt. Gus Wells
The Phantom Killer
Narrator (voice)
Directed By: Charles B. Pierce
Written By: Earl E. Smith (Screenplay)
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Whitsbrain
/10 3 years ago
This movie is based on the true story of a 1946 murder spree in Texarkana, where there's a hooded killer on the loose.
"The Town That Dreaded Sundown" was a real surprise. It starts out as a documentary and evolves into a terrifying recount of a masked killer that sadistically snuffs out young adu More
"The Town That Dreaded Sundown" was a real surprise. It starts out as a documentary and evolves into a terrifying recount of a masked killer that sadistically snuffs out young adu More
Wuchak
4 years ago
_**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 th More
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 th More
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