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The Town That Dreaded Sundown

1976·1h 30m·R
DramaMysteryCrimeHorrorThriller
IMDb Rating
★ 6.0/10
11,270 votes
Metascore
52
Metacritic

The story of a berserk, hooded killer who terrorized the border town of Texarkana, Arkansas in 1946--leaving no fewer than five murder victims in his wake. He was never caught. Based on one of America's most baffling murder cases.

The Town That Dreaded Sundown is a 1976 drama mystery movie directed by Charles B. Pierce, starring Jimmy Clem, Ben Johnson, Andrew Prine. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.0/10 from 11,270 votes and runs 1h 30m.

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Director
Charles B. Pierce
Stars
Jimmy Clem
Ben Johnson
Andrew Prine
Dawn Wells
Creators
Earl E. Smith
Details
1976-12-24
90 min
Movie
R
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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