The Night Strangler

The Night Strangler

90 mins | Crime, Horror, Mystery, TV Movie | Jan. 16, 1973

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 is on the trail of another string of bizarre murders. It seems that every 21 years, for the past century, a killer kills 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?

The Night Strangler

90 mins | Crime, Horror, Mystery, TV Movie | Jan. 16, 1973

The Night Strangler
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 is on the trail of another string of bizarre murders. It seems that every 21 years, for the past century, a killer kills 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?
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers ABC Circle Films
Original title The Night Strangler
Directors Dan Curtis
Writers Jeffrey Grant Rice, Richard Matheson

Cast

Darren McGavin

as Carl Kolchak

Jo Ann Pflug

as Louise Harper

Simon Oakland

as Tony Vincenzo

Scott Brady

as Capt. Schubert

Wally Cox

as Mr. Berry

Margaret Hamilton

as Prof. Crabwell

Richard Anderson

as Dr. Richard Malcolm

John Carradine

as Llewellyn Crossbinder

Al Lewis

as Tramp

Nina Wayne

as Charisma Beauty

Virginia Peters

as Wilma Krankheimer

Kate Murtagh

as Janie Watkins

Ivor Francis

as Dr. Webb

Diane Shalet

as Joyce Gabriel

Anne Randall

as Policewoman Sheila

Francoise Birnheim

as Restaurant Woman

Regina Parton

as Merissa (Ethel Parker)

David Armstrong

as Police Officer (uncredited)

Margaret Bacon

as Reporter (uncredited)

Al Beaudine

as Reporter (uncredited)

Loren Brown

as Bar Patron (uncredited)

Bill Clark

as Bar Patron (uncredited)

Robert Cole

as Reporter (uncredited)

Tony Dante

as Reporter (uncredited)

George DiCenzo

as Underground Tour Guide (uncredited)

Rudy Doucette

as Man on Tour (uncredited)

Bob Harks

as Bar Patron (uncredited)

Chester Hayes

as Bar Patron (uncredited)

Alan Marston

as Bar Patron (uncredited)

Bill McLean

as Charlie the Bartender (uncredited)

Joe Phillips

as Detective (uncredited)

Al Roberts

as Police Officer (uncredited)

Arnold Roberts

as Reporter (uncredited)

Hank Robinson

as Police Officer (uncredited)

Bob Templeton

as Bar Patron (uncredited)

George Tracy

as Bar Patron (uncredited)

George Washburn

as Police Officer (uncredited)