The Town That Dreaded Sundown

1976 · 86 MIN · IMDB 6.0 · 10,350 VOTES · DIR. Charles B. Pierce

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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

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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

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