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Theaters continued to play Bowery Boys features well into the 1960s. The Bowery Boys (48 titles) was third-longest feature-film series of American origin in motion-picture history (behind the Charles Starrett westerns at 131 titles, and Hopalong Cassidy at 66). The final Bowery Boys film, In the Money, was released in 1958. Only Huntz Hall and ...
Leo Bernard Gorcey (June 3, 1917 [1] – June 2, 1969) was an American stage and film actor, famous for portraying the leader of a group of hooligans known variously as the Dead End Kids, the East Side Kids, and as adults, The Bowery Boys.
Undaunted, Gorcey and Bobby Jordan retooled the series as The Bowery Boys. They recruited Huntz Hall, Gabriel Dell, Billy Benedict, and David Gorcey from The East Side Kids. The Bowery Boys became an exceptionally popular staple of theaters and drive-ins, with the films released quarterly. Forty-eight Bowery Boys features were made.
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.
Live Wires is a 1946 film starring the comedy team of The Bowery Boys. [1] It is the first film in the series, which lasted until 1958 and included forty-eight films, after the comedy team of the East Side Kids was revamped and renamed The Bowery Boys. The last entry in the series was In the Money, which was released by Allied Artists in 1958. [2]
Triple Trouble is a 1950 comedy film directed by Jean Yarbrough and starring The Bowery Boys. [1] The film was released on August 13, 1950, by Monogram Pictures , and is the 19th film in the series. Plot
David Gorcey's first Bowery Boys film. He would remain with the series up until the end in 1958, playing the role of 'Chuck'. The film, made under the working title In High Gear, is a remake, with Monogram Pictures filming an earlier version in 1938. [1]
Paris Playboys is a 1954 American comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring The Bowery Boys. [1] The film was released on March 7, 1954, by Allied Artists and is the thirty-third film in the series.