

The Town That Dreaded Sundown
1976-12-24 · 86 min · ★ 5.8
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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- Directors
- Charles B. Pierce
- Production companies
- American International Pictures, Charles B. Pierce Film Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 400,000
Top Cast
Ben JohnsonJD Morales
Andrew PrineNorman Ramsey
Dawn WellsHelen Reed
Jimmy ClemMal Griffin
Charles B. PierceAC Benson
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