The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)
AIP Production #7623

Jeff and Cheryl wonder which musical instruments would make the best murder weapons in The Town that Dreaded Sundown.

Directed by Charles B. Pierce Written by Earl E. Smith
Produced by Charles B. Pierce and Samuel Z. Arkoff

Starring:
Ben Johnson as Captain J.D. Morales
Andrew Prine as Deputy Norman Ramsey
Dawn Wells as Helen Reed
Jimmy Clem as Sgt. Mal Griffin
Jim Citty as Police Chief R.J. Sullivan
Charles B. Pierce as Patrolman A.C. Benson (aka Sparkplug)
Robert Aquino as Sheriff Otis Barker
Cindy Butler as Peggy Loomis
Christine Ellsworth as Linda Mae Jenkins
Roy Lee Brown and Rainbow Johnson
Joe Catalanotto as Eddie LeDoux
Earl E. Smith as Dr. Kress
Steve Lyons as Roy Allen
Mike Hackworth as Sammy Fuller
Misty West as Emma Lou Cook
Rick Hildreth as Buddy Turner
Jason Darnell as Captain Gus Wells

Produced and released under American International Pictures. Find this movie streaming on Pluto, Prime Video or Screenpix, or rent it on Apple TV+ or Vudu.

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View The Town that Dreaded Sundown trailer here.

Our open and close includes clips from the following films/trailers: How to Make a Monster (1958), The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1962), I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957), High School Hellcats (1958), Beach Blanket Bingo (1965), The Wild Angels (1966), It Conquered the World (1956), The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971), and Female Jungle (1955)