Movie: The Night Strangler

Top 10 Billed Cast

Darren McGavin
Darren McGavin

Carl Kolchak

Jo Ann Pflug
Jo Ann Pflug

Louise Harper

Simon Oakland
Simon Oakland

Tony Vincenzo

Scott Brady
Scott Brady

Capt. Schubert

Wally Cox
Wally Cox

Mr. Berry

Margaret Hamilton
Margaret Hamilton

Prof. Crabwell

Richard Anderson
Richard Anderson

Dr. Richard Malcolm

John Carradine
John Carradine

Llewellyn Crossbinder

Al Lewis
Al Lewis

Tramp

Nina Wayne
Nina Wayne

Charisma Beauty

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    After being run out of Las Vegas, reporter Carl Kolchak heads for Seattle and another reporting job with the local paper. It's not long before he’s on the trail of another string of bizarre murders. It seems that every 21 years, for the past century, a killer murders a certain number of people, drains them of their blood, and then disappears into the night. Kolchak is on his trail, but can he stop him?

  • Release Date

    1973-01-16

  • Average

    6.665

  • Rating:

    3.3 starts
  • Tagline

    The horror continues…

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
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