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Robert G. Jordan (April 1, 1923 [citation needed] – September 10, 1965) was an American actor, most notable for being a member of the Dead End Kids, the East Side Kids, and The Bowery Boys. Early life and career
Bobby Jordan was the youngest member of the group. He appeared in all incarnations of the group. Over time, with the rising popularity of Gorcey and Hall, Jordan's role was reduced to little more than a background character. Gabriel Dell was the final and third of the original 6 Dead End Kids to appear in all incarnations of the gangs. He was ...
This was a one-shot film, designed to cash in on a popular trend. When Dead End Kid Bobby Jordan became available, Katzman signed him for Boys of the City. "The East Side Kids" became a series, released by Monogram Pictures. Monogram was a "budget" studio, making inexpensive films for double-feature theaters.
Henry Richard "Huntz" Hall (August 15, 1920 [1] – January 30, 1999) was an American radio, stage, and movie performer who appeared in the popular "Dead End Kids" movies, including Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), and in the later "Bowery Boys" movies, during the late 1930s to the late 1950s.
The Dead End Kids originally appeared in the 1935 play Dead End, dramatized by Sidney Kingsley.When Samuel Goldwyn turned the play into a 1937 film, he recruited the original "kids" from the play—Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, Gabriel Dell, Billy Halop, and Bernard Punsly—to appear in the same roles in the film.
When Warners released Bobby Jordan from his contract, Universal quickly signed him to join the rest of gang. Now, with five of the original six Dead End Kids on the payroll, Universal revised the billing to read The Dead End Kids and Little Tough Guys. In total, the Little Tough Guys made 12 feature films, and three 12-chapter serials.
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He spent three years with the gang before leaving to pursue other opportunities, often doing promotional stints with Huntz Hall and Bobby Jordan. Morrison left the series when he was offered an opportunity to work with the Step Brothers act, a prominent black stage-and-film dance act. He was drafted into the army during World War II.