Dayton's Devils
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| Dayton's Devils | |
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| Directed by | Jack Shea |
| Produced by | Robert W. Stabler |
| Written by | Fred De Gorter |
| Starring | Rory Calhoun Leslie Nielsen Lainie Kazan Hans Gudegast |
| Music by | Marlin Skiles |
| Cinematography | Brick Marquard |
| Editing by | Fred W. Berger |
| Distributed by | Madison[disambiguation needed] |
| Release date(s) | 1968 |
| Running time | 103 Min. |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
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Dayton's Devils is a 1968 Crime Film, it stars Rory Calhoun, Leslie Nielsen and Lainie Kazan it's also Rigg Kennedy's first film. M*A*S*H star Mike Farrell made a cameo apperience
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[edit] Taglines
- A Melting Pot Of Losers [1]
- 7 Men And One Woman - their incredible plan - to steal a $2,500,000 military payroll![2]
[edit] Plot
Frank Dayton (Leslie Nielsen) leads a group of crooks in a caper to steal $2,500,000 from an Air Force base. Dayton is the tough-guy military leader who recruits Mike (Rory Calhoun), ex-Nazi Max (Hans Gudegast), sadistic killer Barney Barry (Barry Sadler), and failed French artist Claude (Pat Renella) in the scheme. Singer Lainie Kazan plays the romantic interest for Dayton as the nightclub songbird Leda.
[edit] Cast
Rory Calhoun : Mike Page
Leslie Nielsen : Frank Dayton
Lainie Kazan : Leda Martell
Hans Gudegast : Max Eikhart
Barry Sadler : Barney Barry
Pat Renella : Claude Sadi
Georg Stanford Brown : Theon Gibson
Rigg Kennedy : Sonny Merton
Mike Farrell : Naval Officer
[edit] Trivia
- Barry Sadler, who's "Ballad Of The Green Berets" was a pro-war, right-wing anthem, would later serve time for murder in real life in an ironic twist on his cinematic character in the film.[3]
