The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)

Released: 1976-12-24 Duration: 1hr 26min

Genres: Horror Mystery Thriller Crime

Rating 5.8

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In 1946 this man killed five people... Today he still lurks the streets of Texarkana, Arkansas.

Overview

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.

Production Companies

American International Pictures

Charles B. Pierce Film Productions

Additional Info

Budget	$400,000.00
Revenue	$0.00
Original Language	en
Popularity	6.538

Directed By

Charles B. Pierce

Crew

Director
Charles B. Pierce

Script Supervisor
Barbara Pryor

Wardrobe Assistant
Karen Jones

Wardrobe Assistant
Bonnie Langriff

Wardrobe Assistant
Chris Ellsworth

Assistant Property Master
Denise Broulette

First Assistant Camera
Steve Lyons

Second Assistant Camera
Michael Sherfey

Production Sound Mixer
Dick Damon

Boom Operator
Fred Payne

Production Assistant
Ginger Tanton

Production Assistant
Lynn Andres

Grip
John Stroud Jr.

Negative Cutter
Betty Moortgat

Sound Effects
Dimitry Gortinsky

Sound Effects
Dan Finnity

Sound Effects
Steve Shearsby

Sound Effects
Fred Judkins

Sound Effects
Phil Haberman

Sound Effects
Andrew Herbert

Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Richard Portman

First Assistant Camera
Steve Lyons

Gaffer
Joe Catalanotto

Original Music Composer
Jaime Mendoza-Nava

Director of Photography
James W. Roberson

Editor
Tom Boutross

Producer
Charles B. Pierce

Associate Producer
Thomas W. Moore

Executive Producer
Samuel Z. Arkoff

Art Direction
Grant Sinclair

Art Direction
Myrl Teeter

Makeup Artist
Cheri Minns

Production Manager
Bob Gates

Property Master
Libby Smith

Special Effects
Joe Catalanotto

Stunt Coordinator
Bud Davis

Screenplay
Earl E. Smith

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