Terror at Black Falls

1962 film

Peter Mamakos
House Peters Jr.
Gary Gray
Sandra Knight
John A. Alonzo

CinematographyFloyd CrosbyEdited byRichard C. SarafianMusic by

Allyn Ferguson
Earl Horn

Production
company

Meridan Productions

Distributed byBeckman Film Corporation

Release date

May 23, 1962 (1962-05-23) (US)

Running time

70 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Terror at Black Falls is a 1962 American Western film directed by Richard C. Sarafian.

Sarafian's directing debut, the film was shot in black and white in 1959 in Scotland, Arkansas and released in 1962.^[1]

The plot involves a Mexican gunman who seeks vengeance after a mob lynches his son for a horse theft he did not commit. He takes hostages in the town's saloon before being confronted by the sheriff.^[2] The film was criticized for its slow pace. It was not successful at the box office.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Cast

Actor	Role
Peter Mamakos	Juan Avila
House Peters Jr.	Sheriff Cal
Gary Gray	Johnny
Sandra Knight	Sally Kemper
John A. Alonzo	Carlos Avila

References

^ ^a ^b Goldrup, Tom; Goldrup, Jim (May 6, 2002). Growing Up on the Set. McFarland. p. 111. ISBN 9781476613703. Retrieved August 2, 2017 – via Google Books.
^ ^a ^b Pitts, Michael R. (August 12, 2013). Western Movies (2nd ed.). McFarland. p. 345. ISBN 9781476600901. Retrieved August 2, 2017 – via Google Books.
^ McGilligan, Patrick (July 15, 1989). "The Talent Trust". Robert Altman: Jumping Off the Cliff. Macmillan. p. 235. ISBN 9780312304676. Retrieved August 2, 2017 – via Google Books.