The Night Stalker

The Night Stalker

74 mins | Thriller, Horror, Mystery, TV Movie | Jan. 11, 1972

Wisecracking reporter Carl Kolchak investigates a string of gruesome murders in Las Vegas. It seems that each victim has been bitten in the neck and drained of all their blood. Kolchak is sure that it is a vampire. He's hot on the trail, but nobody believes him. His editor thinks he's nuts and the police think he's a hindrance in the investigation, so Kolchak takes matters into his own hand.

The Night Stalker

74 mins | Thriller, Horror, Mystery, TV Movie | Jan. 11, 1972

The Night Stalker
Wisecracking reporter Carl Kolchak investigates a string of gruesome murders in Las Vegas. It seems that each victim has been bitten in the neck and drained of all their blood. Kolchak is sure that it is a vampire. He's hot on the trail, but nobody believes him. His editor thinks he's nuts and the police think he's a hindrance in the investigation, so Kolchak takes matters into his own hand.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers ABC Circle Films
Original title The Night Stalker
Directors John Llewellyn Moxey
Writers Jeffrey Grant Rice, Richard Matheson

Cast

Darren McGavin

as Carl Kolchak

Carol Lynley

as Gail Foster

Simon Oakland

as Tony Vincenzo

Ralph Meeker

as Bernie Jenks

Claude Akins

as Sheriff Warren A. Butcher

Charles McGraw

as Police Chief Ed Masterson

Kent Smith

as District Attorney Tom Paine

Elisha Cook Jr.

as Mickey Crawford

Stanley Adams

as Fred Hurley

Larry Linville

as Dr. Robert Makurji

Jordan Rhodes

as Dr. John O'Brien

Barry Atwater

as Janos Skorzeny

Edward Faulkner

as Las Vegas Policeman (uncredited) /

Virginia Gregg

as Mrs. Brandon (uncredited) /

Buddy Joe Hooker

as Intern (uncredited) /