The Town That Dreaded Sundown
1976 · 86 MIN · IMDB 6.0 · 10,350 VOTES · DIR. Charles B. Pierce
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,062 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:11 [paperboy shouting]
00:03:55 By God, Linda Mae, will you please concentrate
00:09:13 Can you tell us anything about the man who did this to you?
00:11:14 Is that you, Kiner?
00:13:41 you can just take me home.
00:17:33 Base, unit two, just heard some shots down this road somewhere!
00:22:40 Perhaps everyone secretly or openly wondered
00:25:02 Thank you.
00:27:47 He's, uh, interested in police work.
00:31:36 Texas Rangers, Arkansas State Police, and the FBI are now on the case.
00:34:02 [narrator] Sparkplug, not realizing the exact nature of the assignment
00:36:38 before you got through.
00:41:48 Well, how about our favorite spot over in Spring Lake Park?
00:48:09 Oh, no, please don't hurt me.
00:52:58 Well, that's not enough.
00:55:07 Well, what do you mean, Dr. Kress?
00:57:23 Yes, sir, yes, I am.
00:59:14 should proceed with emergency.
01:02:53 Scare anybody half to death.
01:04:55 Man!
01:14:47 [narrator] Helen Reed did not die.
01:17:27 have similar markings to the bullets removed earlier
01:20:17 You wait here.
08:00:00 for information leading
Cast & Characters
Ben Johnson
Captain J.D. Morales
Andrew Prine
Deputy Norman Ramsey
Dawn Wells
Helen Reed
Jimmy Clem
Sgt. Mal Griffin
Jim Citty
Police Chief R.J. Sullivan
Charles B. Pierce
Patrolman A.C. Benson
Robert Aquino
Sheriff Otis Barker
Cindy Butler
Peggy Loomis
Christine Ellsworth
Linda Mae Jenkins
Earl E. Smith
Dr. Kress
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,062
Dialogue density12.3 lines / min
First line00:00:11
Final line08:00:00
Production Record
DirectorCharles B. Pierce
LanguageEnglish
Budget$400,000
IMDb votes10,350