Leather jackets settle accounts

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Movie
German title Leather jackets settle accounts
Original title Motorcycle gear
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1957
length 74 minutes
Age rating FSK 18
Rod
Director Edward L. Cahn
script Lou Rusoff
production Alex Gordon
music Albert Glasser
camera Frederick E. West
cut Richard C. Meyer
occupation

Leather jackets account (original title: Motorcycle Gang ) is an American rocker film by Edward L. Cahn from 1957 . The film opened in his home country on October 22, 1957, and was only released in West German cinemas on February 3, 1961.

action

The cop Joe Watson has turned the former group of thugs into a respectable motorcycle sports club. However, the club was troubled when former member Nick Rogers returned to town after fifteen months in prison.

Nick and Randy, members of the motorcycle club, have a rival duel over Terry, who is visiting her uncle in town. Randy also tells her the reason for Nick's prison sentence. In an illegal race between him and Nick, an innocent passerby was run over by both of them one after the other, and the person run over died of the injuries. In contrast to Randy, Nick did not admit what had happened and was given a prison sentence instead of probation. Terry feels drawn to both young men, both men have in turn fallen in love with Terry.

At a party at Terry's, Nick challenges Randy to a final competition. The aim is to drive over a railway bridge as quickly as possible. Nick's motorcycle loses oil during the race on the bridge when Terry, present as the referee on the target side, notices this and tries to warn Randy, Nick stops her. Randy lurches and falls down the bridge. The girl is plagued by feelings of guilt, so she flashes Nick off during Randy's hospital stay and finally asks the injured for an apology.

During the district race, in which the recovered Randy participates, Nick and his gang consider circumventing the drivers and thereby disrupting the race. But you decide against it and raid a café on the route. The owners and other citizens present are held and tortured by the rioters. Watson, who was involved in the race as a marshal, heard the message over the police radio, stopped the arriving motorcyclists, including the leading Randy, and asked for assistance. Together, the troop take Nick's gang by surprise and free the hostages. At the party that follows, Terry Randy confesses her affection.

reception

The lexicon of international films describes the film as "A crazy film shot in two weeks that takes up motifs from Brando's success The Wilde , without even approaching its qualities."

At Rotten Tomatoes , only 20% of viewers gave the film a positive rating.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Leather jackets billing In: Lexikon des Internationale Films , on: filmdienst.de , accessed November 1, 2019.
  2. ↑ Leather jackets do the accounting. In: rottentomatoes.com. Rotten Tomatoes , accessed December 26, 2019 .