The Hellions

"Rough, Relentless, everyone a killer"

Mar 14 1962 Approved 1h 26m
Adventure, Drama, Western

Luke Billings (Lionel Jeffries) and his family have a problem with the new police sergeant Sam Hargis (Richard Todd) so they take over a small Transvaal town with the attention of drawing Hargis into a showdown. Hargis tries to get back up from the townsfolk who do not want to know, so is forced to lay low. As things get out of hand one of the Billings boys takes an interest in the storekeeper's wife, Priss Dobbs (Anne Aubrey). Having had enough her husband, Ernie (Jamie Uys) takes up the gun and heads down the main street alone. An act that prompts Hargis to join him. Slowly, the townsfolk turn up to back them up.

Plot

Luke Billings and his four reprobate sons ride into a small South African settlement in search of revenge on Police Sergeant Sam Hargis. Hargis knows he cannot outgun the five outlaws and turns to the townspeople for help. But he gets no help except from a most unexpected source. Ultimately Hargis must face Billings on his own.

Written by

Harold Swanton, Patrick Kirwan, Harold Huth

Directed by

Ken Annakin

Cast

Richard Todd, Anne Aubrey, Jamie Uys

Crew

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Production Countries

South Africa, United Kingdom

Production Companies

Jamie Uys Film Productions, Irving Allen Productions

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
192
Average Rating
5.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA