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27 January 1962 (USA)
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The story of a young girl who goes from being a high school cheerleader to a stripper who commits an armed robbery. | Add synopsis »
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At the end of the day, "Night Of Evil" drops the ball
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Cast
(in credits order) | Lisa Gaye | ... | Dixie Ann Dikes |
 | William Campbell | ... | Chuck Logan |
| Lynette Bernay | ... | Linda Dietrich (as Lynn Bernay) |
| Remo Pisani | ||
| George Diestel | ||
| Don De Leo | ||
| Joseph Garri | (as Joe Garri) | |
| Burtt Harris | ||
| Sammy Mannis | ... | Nightclub Singer |
| Patricia Dahling | ||
| Eric Anthony Pregent | ||
| Gary Gage | ||
| Karlton Kadell | (as Carlton Kadell) | |
| Maurice Copeland | ||
| Morey Copeland | (as Maurice Copeland) | |
| Barbara Bricker | ||
| David Dunstone | ||
| Ira Gaskill | ||
| Walt Rearick | (as Walter Rearick) | |
| James Voors | (as Jim Voors) | |
| John Himes | ||
| Barbara Meyers | (as Barbara Myers) | |
| Paul Dawson | ||
| John Renforth | ||
| Les Podewell | (as Les Podwell) | |
| Virginia Carter | ||
| Macy Galbreath | ||
| Nancy Slick | ||
| Sara Gage | ||
| Marjorie Suter | (as Margery Suter) | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Larry Beauchamp | ... | (unconfirmed) |
| Lois Broad | ... | (unconfirmed) |
| Bob Durham | ... | (unconfirmed) |
| James Foland | ... | (unconfirmed) |
| George Fruechtenicht | ... | (unconfirmed) |
| Merrill C. Johnson | ... | (unconfirmed) |
| Jack Morey | ... | (unconfirmed) |
| Jack Nichols | ... | (unconfirmed) |
| Manny Silverman | ... | (unconfirmed) |
| Margaret Silverman | ... | (unconfirmed) |
| Earl Wilson | ... | Himself - Narrator (as Syndicated Columnist Earl Wilson) |
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| Richard Galbreath | |||
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| Louis Peraino | screenplay (as Louis Perino) | |
| Louis Peraino | story (as Lou Perry) | |
Produced by | |||
| Richard Galbreath | .... | producer | |
| Louis Peraino | .... | co-producer (as Lou Perry) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Arnold Holop | |||
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| David Holmes | |||
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| Guy Fitzsimmons | |||
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| Vincent Piacentini Jr. | |||
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| Maybritt | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Wally Schwartz | .... | makeup artist | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Mike McMillen | .... | assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Al Moore | .... | sound recordist | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Claude Cole | .... | camera operator | |
Music Department | |||
| Arnold Holop | .... | conductor | |
Other crew | |||
| Macy Galbreath | .... | production assistant | |
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- Astor Pictures Corporation (1962) (USA) (theatrical)
- RetroFlicks (2008) (USA) (DVD)
- Something Weird Video (SWV) (video)
- The Corner House hair styling
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88 min
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Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
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Filmed in 1960, not released until 1962.See more »
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Don't Ever ChangeSee more »
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*** This review may contain spoilers ***
Unloved foster child and cheerleader Dixie Ann Dikes (Lisa Gaye) gets abducted, raped and thrown from a moving vehicle after a date -and as a result gets put into a home for girls until she turns eighteen. Upon her release, Dixie moves to the big city and rooms with another alumni, Linda (Lynn Bernet), who's boss is sure Dixie has what it takes to become the next Miss America. Things start to happen fast after she's crowned Miss Colorado and gets swept off her feet by smooth-talking Chuck Logan (William Campbell). Dixie elopes despite pageant rules but is unaware Chuck is an escaped convict who robs a liquor store on their honeymoon. When he's arrested for kidnapping and the marriage comes to light, scandal erupts and Dixie spirals down into a seedy world of strip clubs, attempted suicide, armed robbery, a court trial, and imprisonment -all before she turns twenty-one.
The on screen narrator, syndicated columnist Earl Wilson, promises NIGHT OF EVIL is a true story "culled from newspaper accounts and court transcripts" but by downplaying the lurid, the film actually becomes a sensation-less cautionary tale for teens. Lisa Gaye, more talented than her more beautiful older sister, Debra Paget, actually elicits audience sympathy as a young girl whose trials and tribulations are really no fault of her own. The movie's title is pure exploitation and doesn't actually occur in a movie that's sold as "Truth ...shocking and naked! A beautiful girl ...and the men who twisted her dreams into a ...Night Of Evil!" William Campbell's first wife was actress Susan Morrow's sister, Judith Campbell Exner, President Kennedy's mistress. He was also the first actor to sing with Elvis Presley in the film LOVE ME TENDER (1956) also starring Debra Paget.
At the end of the day, NIGHT OF EVIL is a mildly interesting and, strangely enough, thought-provoking second feature marketed for a different kind of crowd that's sure to be disappointed.
I'm sure it was movies like this that spawned expert exploitation showman John Waters' FEMALE TROUBLE (1974).