The Spikes Gang

The Spikes Gang is a 1974 American western film directed by Richard Fleischer, starring Lee Marvin, Gary Grimes, Charles Martin Smith and Ron Howard. 
==Plot==
Will (Gary Grimes), Les (Ron Howard) and Tod (Charlie Martin Smith), teenage farm boys living near the Mexican border, stumble upon Harry Spikes (][Lee Marvin]]), a local bandit near death in the middle of nowhere. After helping bring the aging man back to health, the trio decide to escape their humdrum lives by becoming outlaws themselves. Failing at their first attempt to rob a bank, the boys convince the gruff Spikes to teach them the ways of the desperado.
==Cast==
*Lee Marvin as Harry Spikes
*Gary Grimes as Wilson Young
*Charles Martin Smith as Tod Hayhew
*Ron Howard as Les Richter
*Arthur Hunnicutt as Kid White (aka Billy Blanco)
*Noah Beery, Jr. as Jack Basset
*Marc Smith as Abel Young
*Don Fellows as Cowboy
*Elliott Sullivan as Billy
Category:1974 films
Category:American films
Category:English-language films
Category:Films
Category:1970s films
Category:American Western films
Category:Western films
Category:American crime films
Category:Crime films
Category:United Artists films
Category:Films directed by Richard Fleischer
Category:Rated PG