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The Delta Democrat-Times from Greenville, Mississippi • Page 33

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roll 9 em LARRY FllmCrilic RATING: The Town That Dreaded Sundown Directed bv Charles B. Pierce anema'l52. Raled-K Reviewed By i LARRY FISHKR My reaction upon viewing "The Tbwn That Dreaded Sundown" is to once again rehash the question of violence, or the "new violence" it is called by critics today. Certainly llie contains many brutal scenes, often to the point of near revulsion. But as I moved deeper inio the film.

1 there was something redeeming, even rewarding wiiliin the control of picture. 1 am not implying lliat violence should be an integral pan of every picture stressing realism. Nor am I promoting ttio constant existence of every picture stressing realism. Nor am 1 promoting the constant existence of violence as a prerequisite to capturing human What I a a i i a I itself when engrained within a picture i a represents man's culture atid society. Spccificly.

I iim referring to murder or vicious assault another person. These are not a endearing elements of life, but they are components that make-up our social framework. When they iire slKnvn in a picture, they must be Ix'lit'vable. so convincing that one registers a strong reaction. As a reviewer, 1 see identical i a a i made a i directors in tbe name of good taste.

Their adaptations of a particular incident are never justified, aixsuming it factual not fictional. To translate something real into something even more real requires a innovative approach few directors ttue to eminence, tney simply tire stagnated with their own harmless pliiiosophy. ineffective as it may be. Tlie "Town That Dread Sundown" leaves you with tluil kind of reaction. You lea've the theater as tliougli you've just witnessed an evctil that actually happened in front of you.

The movie slurs Academy Award winner Ben Joiinson, wjto gives a as Captain J.I). Morallis of the famed Texas Rangers, ile is sent to tlie border town of Te.xarkana, to solve a series of brutal murders ami attacks on the lical townspeople. Tin. 1 year is IEH6, and the entire community is in over the presence of a phantom killer. Tlie killer has murdered five, critically wjimdcil three more and still remains unkown.

Because of its importance. I will not reveal the film's climax. Andrew Prine also gives a fine showing as the quiet, deputy slieriff. Dawn Wells plavs one of the i i me i loctmi gun. There a other a i supporting actors ami actresses.

Including Hie director himself. Charles 1). Pierce. AltlMxigh the picture lacks a strong ending, Pierce docs one of the most credible jobs of engineering the tense, (unifying murder scenes. If there is a particular value in depicting Ihis, I-IL-ILL'UIA-D Ul 1 "Tlie Town Tliat Dreaded Sundown' is a lure story based on factual accounts of it really linpiwncd.

Today, it remains one of the most slacking crimes ever recorded. "Itic Town lliat Sundown" is a a i i physical and real worltl of blunt mutilation, and man's capability o( destroying his fellow man. ACCEPT FOOD LIBERTY 130 North Theobald, Open 8-10 Sunday 89 CB'ers don't need licenses WASHINGTON (UPD--The Federal Communications Commission is warning those desiring a CB radio license not lo send the fee. The FCC last week suspended collection of all its fees, from CB radio licenses to applications by international communications firms, effective Saturday. The legality of its fee structure is being studied, and in the meantime tlie agency is Irying to make sure it is not flooded with unwanted money.

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