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The Night Stalker

  • 7.4 /10

  • 114

  • 88%

Plot

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.

Cast

Darren McGavin as Carl Kolchak
Darren McGavin

as Carl Kolchak

Carol Lynley as Gail Foster
Carol Lynley

as Gail Foster

Simon Oakland as Tony Vincenzo
Simon Oakland

as Tony Vincenzo

Ralph Meeker as Bernie Jenks
Ralph Meeker

as Bernie Jenks

Claude Akins as Sheriff Warren A. Butcher
Claude Akins

as Sheriff Warren A. Butcher

Charles McGraw as Police Chief Ed Masterson
Charles McGraw

as Police Chief Ed Masterson

Kent Smith as District Attorney Tom Paine
Kent Smith

as District Attorney Tom Paine

Elisha Cook Jr. as Mickey Crawford
Elisha Cook Jr.

as Mickey Crawford

Stanley Adams as Fred Hurley
Stanley Adams

as Fred Hurley

Larry Linville as Dr. Robert Makurji
Larry Linville

as Dr. Robert Makurji

Movie Facts

Rated

  • Not Rated

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • January 11, 1972

Production Companies

  • ABC Circle Films

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $450,000.00

Revenue

  • -

Runtime

  • 1.23 hrs

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Reviews

Judge for yourself its believability and then try to tell yourself, wherever you may be, it couldn't happen here. Carl Kolchak (Darren McGavin) is a cynical and brusk Los Angeles newspaper reporter who comes to believe the activities of a serial killer are in fact - those of a modern day vampire! It spawned a sequel and a TV series, such was the impact of this better than average TV horror …

A formidable vampire is on the loose in Las Vegas RELEASED TO TV IN EARLY 1972 and directed by John Llewellyn Moxey, "The Night Stalker" chronicles events in Las Vegas when the bodies of several young women are found drained of blood. Intrepid reporter Carl Kolchak (Darren McGavin) increasingly suspects that something supernatural is at foot, which his bellowing boss finds incredulous (Simon O…

This is a nicely done TV thriller. It's campy but has a dark mood that I enjoyed. The "Night Stalker" himself got quite a bit of screen time; he wasn't hidden in the shadows too much. There are a couple of short but good action sequences where the Night Stalker evades police cars, motorcycles, even gun fire. Kolchak manages to handle the Night Stalker a bit too easily when compared to the army…

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