Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 74 min
- Age rating
- NR
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Frights
- Strong
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- It goes hard on frights — not a wind-down.
The story
Wisecracking reporter Carl Kolchak investigates a string of murders in Las Vegas and suspects the culprit is a vampire. His editor thinks he's crazy and the police think he's a nuisance, so Kolchak takes matters into his own hands.
- vampire
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Claude Akins — Sheriff Warren A. Butcher
- Charles McGraw — Police Chief Ed Masterson
- Kent Smith — District Attorney Tom Paine
- Elisha Cook Jr. — Mickey Crawford
- Stanley Adams — Fred Hurley
- Larry Linville — Dr. Robert Makurji
- Jordan Rhodes — Dr. John O'Brien
- Barry Atwater — Janos Skorzeny
- Edward Faulkner — Las Vegas Policeman (uncredited)
- Virginia Gregg — Mrs. Brandon (uncredited)
- Buddy Joe Hooker — Intern (uncredited)
- Directed
- John Llewellyn Moxey
- Written
- Richard Matheson
Production
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 · 133 ratings
- Studio
- ABC Circle Films
The Collection
The complete story, in order.
1972 · You’re hereThe Night Stalker
Where it starts.
The Night Strangler
1973
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
