Hell's Bloody Devils (1970)

Director:

Al Adamson

Writers:

Pat Cardos (script)
Jerry Evans (writer)

Release Date:

1 January 1970 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

New Nazi maniacs spread their ghastly horror throughout the U.S.A.

Plot:

A government agent tries to break a Neo-Fascist group in California

Plot Keywords:

Neo Nazi | Agent | Biker | Helicopter | Syndicate

Cast

Broderick Crawford	...	Gavin
Scott Brady	...	Brand
Kent Taylor	...	Count von Delberg
Keith Andes	...	Joe Bremonte
John Carradine	...	Pet Shop Owner
John Gabriel	...	Mark Adams
Erin O'Donnell	...	Leni Marvenga
Vicki Volante	...	Carol Bechtal
Anne Randall	...	Amanda Whitfield
Jack Starrett	...	Rocky
Emily Banks	...	Jill Harmon
Dan Kemp	...	Karl
Robert Dix	...	Cunk
Jerry Mills	...	Bloody Devil
Bambi Allen	...	Pick-up Girl

Also Known As:

Operation M.
Smashing the Crime Syndicate (UK)
Swastika Savages
The Fakers (USA) (TV title)

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Norway:15 | USA:GP | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Canada:R (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Company:

Independent International Pictures (I-I)

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: At approximately one hour and thirteen minutes (1:13) into the movie, while a leather case is being removed from the trunk of a Ford Mustang, a boom microphone enters the scene from the top of the screen. Perhaps half the length of the microphone enters the frame and is visible for three or more seconds in time.

Soundtrack:

When the Sun Comes Out

biker/Nazi/spy/pseudo-psychedelic drive in trash FUN

I'm not sure why I'm drawn to the films of Al Adamson but they always leave me a bit tired out, because they're so full of stuff and a wild mix of genres slapped together that they're super hard to follow and yet they have a certain charm. Maybe in some ways it's the music, I don't know. This one is about bikers who are in cahoots with a re-united Nazi party, and a Nazi War Criminal, and an agent for Israel who is after him, and a double agent who works for the syndicate AND the FBI, and a counterfeit ring, and who knows what all else I might have missed when I blinked. The Nazi Party is, of course, running the counterfeit ring which is in the secret basement of some shack in the woods and consists of two fat German guys in aprons that are using a hand press and hanging up fake $20 bills on clothes pins to dry, and with this they're going to achieve world domination? There's lots of abrupt clothing changes, hairstyle changes, and scenario changes, like at one point this woman is about to be ravaged by the bikers and runs out into the road in torn clothes, and the next scene she's dressed differently and driving her cool Mustang Fastback and looks like none of that ever happened. Mark Adams is the FBI plant in The Syndicate which of course operates out of Las Vegas in a hotel room with cheesy hanging lamps, bad paintings, and of course, a bar. And gosh, Broderick Crawford is in this too, playing to usual sort of Broderick Crawford role. Not to mention Scott Brady, who made a career out of being in bad movies. For the right viewer, this is awe-inspiring and quite entertaining in ways other than was intended. However, for someone that's perhaps seeking a good biker movie, or perhaps even just a good movie period, well, this probably isn't it and you should avoid at all costs. I thought this was just one more example of Al Adamson's uh, unique talents, and I loved it. 7 out of 10.