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The Night Strangler (1973)

TV Movie  -  TV_PG 74 min  -  Crime | Horror | Mystery
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A reporter hunts down a 144-year old alchemist who is killing women for their blood.

Director:

Dan Curtis

Writers:

Richard Matheson, Jeffrey Grant Rice (characters)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Darren McGavin ...
Jo Ann Pflug Jo Ann Pflug ...
Louise Harper
Simon Oakland Simon Oakland ...
Scott Brady Scott Brady ...
Capt. Schubert
Wally Cox Wally Cox ...
Mr. Berry
Margaret Hamilton ...
Prof. Crabwell
John Carradine ...
Llewellyn Crossbinder
Al Lewis ...
Tramp
Nina Wayne Nina Wayne ...
Virginia Peters Virginia Peters ...
Wilma Krankheimer
Kate Murtagh Kate Murtagh ...
Janie Watkins
Ivor Francis Ivor Francis ...
Dr. Webb
Diane Shalet Diane Shalet ...
Joyce Gabriel
Anne Randall Anne Randall ...
Policewoman Sheila
Francoise Birnheim Francoise Birnheim ...
Restaurant Woman
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Storyline

Reporter Carl Kolchak is now in Seattle, Wahington, trying to solve the mystery of several strangulations that recur every few years where the victims are drained of blood in this second made for TV pilot. Written by Humberto Amador  

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Plot Keywords:

Reporter | Blood | Murder | Serial Killer | Underground  | See more »

Genres:

Crime | Horror | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Lo strangolatore della notte See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

ABC Circle Films See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | USA: (video version)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color
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Did You Know?

Trivia

At the end of the film Kolchak is telling Vincenzo and Janie Watkins (now both also out of work thanks to him) that he's going to drive them to New York City and that they'll love New York. Director Dan Curtis and screenwriter Richard Matheson had actually planned to do a third Kolchak movie set in NYC. In New York, Kolchak was going to discover that Janos Skorzeny - the vampire from the first film - was not only not dead, but active again! This film was going to complete a planned trilogy of Kolchak movies, entitled The Trilogy of Terror. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: Researcher Wally Cox traces the Night Strangler all the way back to the 1870s. All of the old news paper headlines report a murder in "Pioneer Square". This name wasn't adopted until 1970 to replace the original name of the neighborhood, "Skid Row". See more »

Quotes

Crossbinder: Get this straight, Mr. Kolchak. No carnival or hoopla tactics on this paper. This isn't Fun Town, USA. This is Seattle.
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Connections

Featured in "Svengoolie: The Night Strangler" (1996) See more »