The Night Strangler

The horror continues…

6.719731h 30mReleased

TV Movie

Horror

Mystery

Crime

Overview

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?

StatusReleased

Release Date1973-01-16

Runtime1h 30m

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited States of America

Keywords

sequel

investigative journalist

The Kolchak Collection

2 Films

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Heroic newspaper reporter Carl Kolchak solves a series of mysteries.

The Night Stalker

1972

The Night Strangler

1973

Cast & Crew

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

Reviews

John Chard

Jul 28, 2015

7.5/10

I just saw your "so-called killer" wipe up the street with your so-called police force! After the success the previous year of The Night Stalker, Carl Kolchak (Darren McGavin) returns for another feature film. The intrepid reporter with a quip on the lips and a disdain for the unbelievers in the suit wearing echelons, is now in Seattle and quick…

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Wuchak

Apr 25, 2018

7/10

Every 21 years a formidable strangler is on the loose in Seattle RELEASED TO TV IN EARLY 1973 and directed by Dan Curtis, "The Night Strangler" chronicles events in Seattle when the strangled bodies of several young women are found. Intrepid reporter Carl Kolchak (Darren McGavin) discovers that the same kinds of murders occur every 21 years dati…

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6.9