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Comedy - East Side Kids

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East Side Kids -- 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge

After a young girl's stepfather is brutally murdered by a crooked bar owner, the East Side Kids hide the girl for her own safety. But when one of them is taken into custody, the whole gang is framed for the murder. The boys swing into action to clear their name, but find the sole witness to the crime is the girl's mute, wheelchair-bound grandfather.

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East Side Kids -- Bowery Blitzkrieg

Danny Breslin (Bobby Jordan) is a good kid in danger of going bad under the influence of criminal Monk Martin (Bobby Stone). Danny is disqualified from an upcoming Golden Gloves boxing championship, so his friend Muggs (Leo Gorcey) takes his place. Monk and his gambling henchmen convince the public that Muggs intends to throw the fight. The boys - "good" kid Danny and the streetwise Muggs - are pitted against each other in this timeless yarn about integrity, decency, friendship, and greed. Here, Huntz Hall makes his first of 65 consecutive appearances as an East Side Kid or Bowery Boy member. Also of note is Keye Luke (Charlie Chan's #1 son) as an Irishman named Clancy, Minerva Urecal (Monogram's resident matron of gloom) as a reform school officer, and Charlotte Henry (Bo Peep of March of the Wooden Soldiers) in her last screen appearance.

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East Side Kids -- Boys of the City

Those wisecracking street-savvy East Side Kids get caught up in a mix of murder, mayhem and macabre happenings in this second adventure from the film series. Having been afforded a reprieve from the blistering summer heat of the Bowery, the kids head to the country. They unintentionally run into a caravan that includes the bribery-indicted judge, Malcolm Parker (Forrest Taylor), who is on the run from the vengeance-seeking Morey Gang. Instead of visiting their intended destination, Muggs (Leo Gorcey), Danny (Bobby Jordan) and the rest of the gang are invited to stay at the judge's manor - a spooky chamber of horrors that features hidden passageways and creepy caretaker Agnes (Minerva Urecal). When the judge is suddenly murdered, it's up to the East Siders to clear Danny's older brother Knuckles (Dave O'Brien) from the homicide charge and dodge an assortment of ghosts and goblins.

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East Side Kids -- Clancy Street Boys

Muggs (Leo Gorcey) has just turned 18 and learns that his rich and generous Uncle Pete (Noah Beery) is coming in from Texas to visit. Pete, who has been supporting the family, believes that Muggs has five brothers and a sister! Muggs volunteers the gang to be the make-believe siblings, with Glimpy (Huntz Hall) playing his sis Annabelle. When Pete gallops into New York, the boys begin the comical family charade as Glimpy/Annabelle tries to feign femininity and keep his pantlegs from showing underneath his skirt. When neighborhood wiseguy George Mooney (Rick Vallin) learns of the boys' game, he schemes to expose the East Siders' true identities and rob Pete of his fortune.

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East Side Kids

Pat O'Day (Leon Ames), a cop working for the D.A.'s office, tries to persuade his childhood street pal Knuckles Dolan (Dave O'Brien), imprisoned for murdering a policeman, to reveal who really committed the crime. Knuckles won't talk, and O'Day is convinced his conviction will drive Dolan's younger brother Danny (Harris Berger) into a life of corruption. O'Day tries to instill positive values in Danny and his wayward friends, but he's constantly foiled by the smooth talking, quick thinking Milton Mileway (Dennis Moore), who succeeds in luring Danny and the Kids into his counterfeit money operation. The wiseguy banter and antics that would define every subsequent feature in the East Side Kids/Bowery Boys series (making actors Leo Gorcey and Huntz Hall household names in the process) are introduced here. "East Side Kids" would inspire one of the most popular series in movie history.

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East Side Kids -- Flying Wild

Pat O'Day (Leon Ames), a cop working for the D.A.'s office, tries to persuade his childhood street pal Knuckles Dolan (Dave O'Brien), imprisoned for murdering a policeman, to reveal who really committed the crime. Knuckles won't talk, and O'Day is convinced his conviction will drive Dolan's younger brother Danny (Harris Berger) into a life of corruption. O'Day tries to instill positive values in Danny and his wayward friends, but he's constantly foiled by the smooth talking, quick thinking Milton Mileway (Dennis Moore), who succeeds in luring Danny and the Kids into his counterfeit money operation. The wiseguy banter and antics that would define every subsequent feature in the East Side Kids/Bowery Boys series (making actors Leo Gorcey and Huntz Hall household names in the process) are introduced here. "East Side Kids" would inspire one of the most popular series in movie history.

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East Side Kids -- Ghosts on the Loose

When the East Side Kids try to do a good deed by fixing up an old house just bought by two newlyweds (Ava Gardner, Rick Vallin), they mistakenly enter a neighboring "haunted" house. They discover that the house is actually a secret hideout for Nazi operatives led by Bela Lugosi. The Kids try to capture the band of foreign agents and put a stop to their sinister plans. With a bizarre screenplay by Kenneth Higgins and under the direction of William Beaudine, the East Side Kids take their madcap antics to absurd and even surreal dimensions.

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East Side Kids -- Kid Dynamite

Scrappy kid gloves champion Muggs McGinniss (Leo Gorcey) is all set for a title bout with the West Side's contender when he gets abducted by a pair of racketeers. Muggs' pal Danny (Bobby Jordan) is forced to box the match, winning the belt but losing the trust of Muggs, who believes that Danny masterminded the kidnapping. The tense rivalry between the two continues to escalate, with Muggs playing the sore loser to Danny's success at winning a jitterbug contest. Yet with all the tough-talking bluster and duke-outs, both Danny and especially the hard-headed Muggs steadily learn the values of loyalty and honor, leading them to answer Uncle Sam's call. All the components of the East Side Kids adventures are found in Kid Dynamite, including Glimpy's (Huntz Hall) usual goofy antics, the street-savvy shenanigans and laugh-out-loud banter, much of which was written by Morey Amsterdam, that is constantly peppered throughout the film ("Muggs is so tough he told Joe Louis where to get off." "He did?" "Well, they were both on the same streetcar at the time."). It is considered by audiences to be one of the best installments in the East Side Kids series!

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East Side Kids -- Let's Get Tough!

The East Side Kids tackle espionage, sabotage, murder and mayhem as they get tough on the enemy at the start of World War II! Anxious to put their patriotism to work, but rejected by the Army because of age, the East Side Kids see an opportunity to do good in their own neighborhood when an argument breaks out between Kino, a Japanese immigrant, and German local Fritz Heinbach. Assuming the worst of Kino, they plan to ransack his store that night, but when they arrive they find a dead body. Taken downtown by the police, they find out that Kino is actually Chinese. Ignoring local beat cop "Pop" Stevens' (Robert Armstrong) warnings to stay on the straight and narrow, the boys turn to investigating a Japanese infiltrator named Matsui. Next thing they know they're at the center of a Japanese spy ring, and discover an evil alliance between the group and Fritz the German. In over their heads, the kids barely escape disaster! Flush with the characterizations of New York's Lower East Side in the 1940s and peppered with gags, "Let's Get Tough!" uses the patriotic feelings of the day as a perfect backdrop for the East Side Kids' funny and lovable antics.

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East Side Kids -- Million Dollar Kid

A millionaire befriends the East Side Kids after they gallantly rescue him from a mugging. They eventually begin to suspect that the man's own son was one of the muggers. After getting to know the millionaire, the gang realizes that he's still mourning the loss of an older son who died in the war and would be crushed if he found out that his younger son was a criminal. The gang sets out to reform the boy with surprising results.

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East Side Kids -- Mr. Wise Guy

Up to their usual mischief, the East Side Kids attract the unwanted attention of the police, who are determined to collar the boys. When they unwittingly assist an escaped convict, the gang ends up in reform school. Unfazed by their new surroundings, Muggs and the rest of the crew continue their lifestyle of scrapping, pulling pranks and making enemies. When they find out that Danny's older brother Bill has been railroaded into a charge of murder, the vacation is over. What's more, the real culprit is the same convict whose escape led to the boys' incarceration. With two days left to Bill's execution, the gang makes a prison break, determined to save his life.

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East Side Kids -- Pride of the Bowery

Enjoy the swaggering antics of Muggs Maloney (Leo Gorcey), a young fighter filled with the ambition to be a boxing champ. It's the 1930s, the height of the Depression and FDR has set up the Civilian Conservation Corps. Muggs decides he needs to train in the country. The gang signs up for a stint in the "C.C.C." - without telling Muggs. The boys are not prepared for the strict military regime, and true to form, they manage to get themselves in and out of a great deal of trouble. This entertaining film has terrific boxing sequences and combines East Side Kids comedy with social commentary.

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East Side Kids -- Smart Alecks

The East Side Kids throw Hank (Gabriel Dell) out of the gang when he starts working for crook Butch Brocalli. Danny earns a reward by being instrumental in Butch's arrest, and wants to surprise everyone by buying baseball uniforms for the boys. Muggs, however, mistakenly assumes that Danny is trying to keep the money ? so he and other gang members force Danny to turn over the cash so they can buy an old car. Danny is seriously beaten when Brocalli escapes.The gang members offer to sell their newfound car to pay for Danny's much needed operation, but a kind-hearted brain surgeon, Dr. Ornsby, comes up with his own solution. One of the most serious of the Monogram comedies, Leo Gorcey's dramatic prayer for Danny's recovery is a rare and unforgettable moment in the East Side Kids series.

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East Side Kids -- Spooks Run Wild

The haunted house thriller Spooks Run Wild brings together horror legend Bela Lugosi and the unique comedy of the East Side Kids. City denizens, the East Side Kids, are sent to a summer camp in the country against their will. On their way, they learn about a monster killer that's loose in the area. While passing through a cemetery late at night, Pee Wee is shot. Seeking help, they arrive at the castle of the sinister Nardo (Lugosi) and his dwarf henchman (Angelo Rossitto). The boys are convinced that Nardo is the vampire-at-large. With the help of famed "monster hunter" Von Grosch (Dennis Moore) and young attorney Jeff Dixon (Dave O'Brien), the fearless kids joke and smart aleck their way to trapping the killer. The East Side Kids provide lots of laughs while Lugosi gives a humorous performance that is also respectful of his Count Dracula persona.

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East Side Kids -- That Gang of Mine

The East Side Kids go to the races! Mugs Maloney (Leo Gorcey) dreams of being a jockey. When an elderly thoroughbred owner agrees to train him on the condition that the gang comes up with the entry fee to a big race, Mugs agrees and the boys hit the streets for the dough. At the last minute, a substitute takes the saddle when Mugs turns out to be a terrible jockey. Disappointed, he tries to sabotage the new rider, but eventually concedes to him as the championship horse wins the race. Director Joseph H. Lewis brings the East Side Kids' endearing camaraderie home in this superior Gang romp!

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