The Choppers

The Choppers
Directed by	Leigh Jason
Written by	Arch Hall Sr. (as Arch Hall)
Produced by	Arch Hall Sr. (as Arch Hall)
Starring	Arch Hall Sr.
Cinematography	Clark Ramsey
Edited by	Jack Ogilvie
Music by	Al Pellegrini
Production company	Rushmore Productions
Distributed by	Fairway International Pictures
Release date	November 30, 1961 (1961-11-30)
Running time	66 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Choppers is a 1961 American crime film directed by Leigh Jason and starring Arch Hall Jr.

Plot

A gang of teenage greasers terrorize a small community by stealing cars and stripping them for parts, then selling the parts to a crooked junkyard owner. ^[1] The police and an insurance company investigator set out to break up the gang.

Cast

• Arch Hall Jr. as Jack 'Cruiser' Bryan
• Robert Paget as Torch Lester (as Robert Padget)
• Burr Middleton as Snooper (as Mickey Hoyle)
• Rex Holman as Flip Johnson (as Roye Baker)
• Chuck Barnes as Ben Shore
• Tom Brown as Tom Hart
• Marianne Gaba as Liz
• William Shaw as Police Lt. Frank Fleming (as Bill Shaw)
• Bruno VeSota as Moose McGill
• Britt Wood as Cowboy Boggs
• Dee Gee Green as Gypsy
• Richard Cowl as Torch's Father (as Richard S. Cowl)
• Patrick Hawley as Officer Jenks (as Pat Hawley)

Soundtrack

• Arch Hall Jr. - "Monkey in My Hatband" (Music and lyrics by Arch Hall Jr.)
• Arch Hall Jr. - "Konga Joe" (Music and lyrics by Arch Hall Jr.)
• Arch Hall Jr. - "Up the Creek"

See also

• List of American films of 1961
• List of hood films

References

1. "The Choppers". www.grindhousedatabase.com. Retrieved 15 August 2019.

External links

• The Choppers at IMDb
• The Choppers is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive