Killers Three (1968)

Two backwoods North Carolinians (Robert Walker, Jr., and Dick Clark, who also produced) rob a bootlegger's safe, kill several people in the process, and head for California with Walker's ... See full summary »

Director:

Bruce Kessler

Writers:

Dick Clark (story), Michael Fisher (story)

Stars:

Robert Walker Jr., Diane Varsi, Dick Clark

Cast

Credited cast:
Robert Walker Jr.	...	Johnny Warder
Diane Varsi	...	Carol Warder
Dick Clark	...	Roger
Norman Alden	...	Guthrie
Maureen Arthur	...	Elvira Sweeney
Tony York	...	Tony
Merle Haggard	...	Charlie
Bonnie Owens	...	Singer
John 'Bud' Cardos	...	Bates
Beach Dickerson	...	Scotty
Jerry Petty	...	R.C.
Clint Stringer	...	Sheriff Homer Brown
William Alspaugh	...	Lester Meed
Douglas Barger	...	Felix
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tommy Hull

Storyline

Two backwoods North Carolinians (Robert Walker, Jr., and Dick Clark, who also produced) rob a bootlegger's safe, kill several people in the process, and head for California with Walker's wife (Diane Varsi). Merle Haggard appears as a sheriff and sings the title song and "Mama Tried."

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Plot Keywords:

independent film

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Taglines:

Hot-Rodding Boot-Leg Likker for the Moonshiners in the Red Clay Hills of the Carolinas!

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

M

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

November 1968 (USA)

Also Known As:

La ballata dei tre killers

Filming Locations:

Holcomb Valley, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

American International Pictures (AIP), Dick Clark Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

In 1972, American International Pictures distributed this film on a double bill with Boxcar Bertha starring Barbara Hershey and David Carradine.

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Crazy Credits

Dick Clark's name is spelled in lower case letters in the opening credits.

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Connections

Featured in Dusk to Dawn Drive-In Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 2 (1996)

User Reviews

Feeble Bonnie and Clyde rip-off

This film was shot in Randolph County in central North Carolina in 1968 when a film crew in the state was a rare thing. The locations were the municipalities of Liberty and Ramseur and the surrounding rural countryside. It is not a particularly good movie. It did have Merle Haggard and it brought life to the hinterlands for a few minutes.

The plot is standard shootemup. The cinematography is that fuzzy stuff that came out of the late sixties and early seventies. The local folks were thrilled to be a part of the enterprise.

If viewers have difficulty finding a copy of this film, a record copy is available in Asheboro, NC.

Actors not credited include Ben Jones, Mimi Pravda, Tommy Hull, Bill Nunnery.