Terror in the Night (1964)
"Teen-Age Strangler" (original title)

A troubled teen with an undeserved criminal past is the suspect when young women start turning up around town dead and marked up with lipstick.

Director:

Ben Parker

Writer:

Clark Davis

Stars:

Bill Bloom, John Ensign, Rick Harris

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bill Bloom	...	Jimmy Walton
John Ensign	...	Lt. Anderson
Rick Harris
Stacy Smith	...	Mary
Jim Asp
Mickey Banga
Jo Canterbury	...	Betty Royson
Steve Christian
Joe Church
Kathy Haddád
John Humphries	...	Mikey Walton
Sue Jiminson
Nelson Paden
Connie Pollard
Stan Witowski

Storyline

A troubled teen with an undeserved criminal past is the suspect when young women start turning up around town dead and marked up with lipstick.

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Plot Keywords:

teen | dead woman dragged | bulldog | killer | rock | 

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Taglines:

A caress...an embrace...then defilement and death!

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1964 (USA)

Also Known As:

Terror in the Night

Filming Locations:

Huntington, West Virginia, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ajay Film Company, American Diversified Services, Original Six

Technical Specs

Runtime:

61 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

While it was largely ignored upon its release in 1964, the film's showing on Mystery Science Theatre 3000 in 1993 revitalized interest in it, so much so that it was given a premiere showing in Huntington, West Virginia (where it was filmed) in 1994. The premiere was attending by several surviving cast and crew members.

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Goofs

When Mary and Jack perform at the diner, where are the sounds of the drums and saxophone coming from? There's only Mary singing and Jack on guitar.

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Quotes

Mikey Walton: And he didn't steal no bike either! I did!

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Connections

Featured in Bikers, Blondes and Blood (1993)

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Soundtracks

"Willows Wept"
by Clark Davis & Grace Liggett
Vocals sung by Stacy Smith

User Reviews

Teen-Age Stagecraft

The murders in this schlocky, mistitled movie seem merely peripheral to the real action, which is all the singing, dancing, flirting, and fighting at a local teen hangout. It is hardly surprising, then, that the filmmakers include a songwriter of two tunes featured in the adolescent action. Though the settings are realistic--since actual locations were utilized--no one succeeded in finding a competent director or cast. Bill Bloom, however, as Jimmy, somehow struggles through the mire of an inane script to show some skills as an actor. Most of the players range from wooden to overwrought, so that the movie does emerge with some worth as an unintentional farce.