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 |
| Release date(s) | 1968 |
| Running time | 103 Min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Dayton's Devils is a 1968 crime film starring Rory Calhoun, Leslie Nielsen and Lainie Kazan. It was Rigg Kennedy's first film. M*A*S*H star Mike Farrell made a cameo appearance.
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[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
