''The Loners'' is a 1972 American film starring

Dean Stockwell Robert Dean Stockwell (March 5, 1936 – November 7, 2021) was an American actor with a film and television career that spanned seven decades. As a child actor under contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, he appeared in '' Anchors Aweigh'' (1945), '' ...

and

Gloria Grahame Gloria Grahame (born Gloria Penelope Hallward; November 28, 1923 – October 5, 1981) was an American actress. She began her acting career in theater, and in 1944 made her first film for MGM. Many biographies indicate she was born Gloria Graham ...

. It was the final film produced by

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, who died the following year.

Plot

Police chase a man who accidentally killed a cop.

Cast

as Stein *

Scott Brady Scott Brady (born Gerard Kenneth Tierney; September 13, 1924 – April 16, 1985) was an American film and television actor best known for his roles in Western films and as a ubiquitous television presence. He played the title role in the televi ...

as Hearn *

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as Annabelle "Julio" Carter Jr. * Todd Susman as Alan *

as Annabelle Carter

Production

The film was based on an original story by John Lawrence called ''Julio and Stein''. In August 1968 Julia London was going to star. In September 1970 Sam Katzman announced he would executive produce with Jerry to produce. By October the film had been renamed ''The Runners'' and Dean Stockwell and Scott Brady were signed to star. The film was also called ''Police Trap''. The script was rewritten by Barry Sandler whose work at been admired by the company who made the movie. Filming took place in

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starting September 22, 1970. "I stayed in that production all the way through," recalled Sandler. "I went down to the location with them in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was great. You had Dean Stockwell, who was the star, and Gloria Grahame, the academy award winner. It was just very exciting. I was, like, 19 or 20 or whatever, and to be working on a movie with these stars for the first time while I was still in school was a real thrill." Dean Stockwell later called the film "a mess. Another maniac director. Sutton Roley. Totally crazy."

Reception

The ''Los Angeles Times'' called the film "a fast-moving, action-filled embarrassment. A styleless, focusless, violence worshiping embarrassment."MOVIE REVIEWS: Bikers, Boppers Share Bill Milstein, Fredric. Los Angeles Times 22 Sep 1972: d13.

References

External links

''The Loners''
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* 1972 films American drama films 1972 drama films Films directed by Sutton Roley 1970s English-language films 1970s American films {{1970s-US-film-stub