The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)

Directed by: Charles B. Pierce

Synopsis: Loosely based on true events. A hooded killer terrorizes the town of Texarkana, Arkansas, in 1946

Purr Blur: In one scene the police rush to an alley at nighttime where a woman is screaming about seeing something in the bushes. A moment later a trash can falls over and a white cat rushes out with a poor cat screech in a classic Spring-Loaded Cat moment.

The Town That Dreaded Sundown - white cat running out of toppled garbage can scaring woman and police
The Town That Dreaded Sundown - white cat running out of toppled garbage can scaring woman and police
The Town That Dreaded Sundown - white cat running out of toppled garbage can scaring woman and police animated gif

Final Mewsings: How did the cat get in the garbage can in the first place?

Many thanks to Jon Kennedy for letting us know about the cat in this film.

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