The Glory Stompers

The Glory Stompers is a 1967 outlaw biker film.

The Glory Stompers
Directed by	Anthony M. Lanza
Written by	James Gordon White John Lawrence
Produced by	John Lawrence executive Maurice Smith
Starring	Dennis Hopper Jody McCrea Chris Noel Jock Mahoney
Cinematography	Mario Tosi
Edited by	Len Miller
Music by	Mike Curb
Distributed by	American International Pictures (US)
Release date	1967 (1967)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	USA
Language	English

Plot

After a standoff between two biker gangs in California, members of the Black Souls, led by the vicious and unstable Chino (Dennis Hopper) ambush Darryl (Jody McCrea), leader of the Glory Stompers, and beat him severely. Thinking they've killed Darryl, the Black Souls kidnap his girlfriend (Chris Noel) to prevent her from becoming a witness against them. They decide to traffic her in Mexico and head south for the border, unaware that Darryl has recovered and is in pursuit.

Cast

• Dennis Hopper ... Chino
• Jody McCrea ... Darryl
• Chris Noel ... Chris
• Jock Mahoney ... Smiley
• Lindsay Crosby ... Monk
• Casey Kasem ... Mouth
• Jim Reader ... Paul
• Sandra Bettin ... Jo Ann (as Saundra Gayle)
• Robert Tessier ... Magoo
• Astrid Warner ... Doreen
• Gary Wood ... Pony

Production

The film was originally written by James Gordon White as a Western but was rewritten to be a biker film. It was shot in Panamint with a starting budget of $10,000. White recalled, "It’s not a great work of art, but it made a hell of a lot of money, and it got me an exclusive contract with AIP. To my knowledge I’m the only one that was under contract with American International as a writer."^[1]

References

1. Albright, Brian (2008). Wild beyond belief! : interviews with exploitation filmmakers of the 1960s and 1970s. p. 211.

External links

• The Glory Stompers at IMDb
• The Glory Stompers at the TCM Movie Database
• The Glory Stompers at Rotten Tomatoes