The Night Stalker (TV Movie 1972)

Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination

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Darren McGavin

Carl Kolchak

Carol Lynley

Gail Foster

Simon Oakland

Tony Vincenzo

Ralph Meeker

Bernie Jenks

Claude Akins

Sheriff Butcher

Charles McGraw

Chief Masterson

Kent Smith

D.A. Paine

Elisha Cook Jr.

Mickey Crawford

Stanley Adams

Fred Hurley

Larry Linville

Makurji

Jordan Rhodes

Dr. O'Brien

Barry Atwater

Janos Skorzeny

Don Ames

Reporter
(uncredited)

Irene Cagen

Shelley Forbes
(uncredited)

Rudy Doucette

Reporter
(uncredited)

Patty Elder

Cheryl Hughes
(uncredited)

Edward Faulkner

Las Vegas Policeman
(uncredited)

Sig Frohlich

Reporter
(uncredited)

Director
- John Llewellyn Moxey
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Trivia
The original script by Richard Matheson called for Carl Kolchak to be dressed in Bermuda shorts and wearing an Aloha shirt. Actor Darren McGavin said, "That doesn't sound like anyone I know," and elected to use a different wardrobe. While reading up on the character, McGavin noted that Kolchak had been fired from a New York newspaper years before, and thought, "That's it! He hasn't bought a new suit since!" So, Kolchak appeared in a circa 1950s suit.

Goofs
In the climactic showdown scene, when a weakened Skorzeny (Barry Atwater) is laying against the stairs he turns around to see Jenks holding the chrome cross close to his face. Apparently seeing his face in the reflection of the cross (and possibly being startled by his appearance), Atwater begins to laugh, and the camera quickly cuts away to another shot.

Quotes
Carl Kolchak: This nut thinks he's a vampire!

Connections
Featured in Trilogy of Terror (1975)

Soundtracks
Manhattan
Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Lorenz Hart
Performed by Darren McGavin

Las Vegas is a town where the unusual is considered normal.However when former top reporter Carl Kolchak played by Darren McGavin meets with police reluctance while covering the murder of a showgirl his curiosity is aroused.Suddenly there is a series of murders apparently committed by the vampire killer.The closer Kolchak gets to the truth the less he is able to reveal and the more frightened he becomes."The Night Stalker" is a taut and suspenseful mix of vampire horror and comedy.The cast is superb with McGavin playing Kolchak like a 1940s' reporter who has emerged from a time capsule into the 1970s.The portrayal of vampire Skorzeny is positively bone-chilling.I'm not deeply into made for TV horror,but "The Night Stalker" is very good.