The Night Stalker (TV 1972) 7.7
An abrasive Las Vegas newspaper reporter investigates a series of murders committed by a vampire. Director:John Llewellyn Moxey |
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The Night Stalker (TV 1972) 7.7
An abrasive Las Vegas newspaper reporter investigates a series of murders committed by a vampire. Director:John Llewellyn Moxey |
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| Darren McGavin | ... | ||
| Carol Lynley | ... | ||
| Simon Oakland | ... |
Vincenzo
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| Ralph Meeker | ... |
Bernie Jenks
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| Claude Akins | ... |
Sheriff Butcher
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| Charles McGraw | ... |
Chief Masterson
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Kent Smith | ... |
D.A. Paine
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| Elisha Cook Jr. | ... |
Mickey Crawford
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| Stanley Adams | ... |
Fred Hurley
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| Larry Linville | ... |
Makurji
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| Jordan Rhodes | ... |
Dr. O'Brien
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Barry Atwater | ... |
Janos Skorzeny
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Carl Kolchak is a newspaper reporter with an abrasive personality that has gotten him fired ten times from various big-city papers. Now he's reduced to reporting for a relatively small-time paper in Las Vegas. It's here he gets the story of his life. But will the local sheriff, or the D.A., or even his own boss, let him print it? He has an ally in the FBI agent brought in to investigate this strange case. It seems someone is biting the necks of young girls and draining their blood. Can this killer with supernormal powers really be a 70-year-old Rumanian millionaire? Can he really be a vampire? And can an aging reporter do anything to stop him? Written by J. Spurlin
Nice little made for TV (ABC) film about Kolchak (McGavin), a washed-up reporter in exile in Las Vegas, looking for a vampire who everybody is convinced is just a psycho. Some good scares, funny moments, and a healthy criticism of the establishment Vegas are all patched into the wonderful Matheson's script. Nice cheezy music and period cars are also a plus. Was turned into a short-lived TV series.