Dark Intruder. [Movie -TV Poster].

Universal., 1965.. Rare. Unsold TV pilot.. 27 x 41 inches. One sheet.. Original movie poster. Folded. Very fine. With minor tear at center fold, no affect. Suitable for framing. See our web site for poster grading specifics. Starring Lelslie Nielsen, Judi Meredith, and Mark Richman. Directed by Harvey Hart. A 59 minute horror film made for TV, this was the unsold pilot for a series called The Black Cloak. Nielsen plays a playboy sleuth that is an occult expert and helps the police solve murders. Ahead of its time, a precursor to such shows as Night Gallery (by same producer, Laird) and Kolchak, the Nightstalker. The writers reference H.P. LovecraftÕs Cthulhu Gods in several scenes. The show was considered to violent and scary for 1960Õs TV and was sold by NBC to Universal, who had it shown at drive-in theatres in 1965.