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1976

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.

Credits

Director

Charles B. Pierce

Producers

Charles B. Pierce , Samuel Z. Arkoff

Writer

Earl E. Smith

Cinematographer

James W. Roberson

Composer

Jaime Mendoza-Nava

Cast

Ben Johnson , Andrew Prine , Dawn Wells , Jimmy Clem , Jim Citty , Charles B. Pierce , Robert Aquino , Cindy Butler , Christine Ellsworth , Earl E. Smith

Studios

American International Pictures , Charles B. Pierce Film Productions

Genres

Crime Thriller Horror Mystery

External

IMDb

Posters

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The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976) theatrical poster - US
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The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976) international poster - US
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The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976) character poster - US
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The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976) teaser poster - US
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The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976) imax poster - US
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