Night Slaves

(ABC, 9/29/1970, 90 mins). In this scifi thriller, James Franciscus plays a man who finds himself stranded in a sleepy Western town with his wife (Lee Grant) and then becomes romantically involved with a beautiful woman who holds the key to the mystery of the strange force that has turned the townspeople into zombies. Based on the 1965 novel by Jerry Sohl.

Production Companies Warner Bros Television, Bing Crosby Productions. Director Ted Post. Producer Everett Chambers. Teleplay Everett Chambers, Robert Specht. Based on a Novel by Jerry Sohl. Photography Robert B. Hauser. Music Bernardo Segall. Editor Michael Kahn. Art Director Howard Hollander.

Cast James Franciscus (Clay Howard), Lee Grant (Marjorie Howard), Scott Marlowe (Matt Russell), Andrew Prine (Fess Beany /Noel), Tisha Sterling (Annie Fletcher [Naillil]), Leslie Nielsen (Sheriff Henshaw), Virginia Vincent (Mrs. Crawford), Morris Buchanan (Mr. Hale), Cliff Carnell (Spencer), Victor Izay (Jeff Pardee), Raymond Mayo (Joe Landers), John Kellogg (Mr. Fletcher), Russell Thorson (Dr. Smithers), Nancy Valentine (May).