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5 February 1943 (USA) moreTagline:
THEY CAN'T BE TOPPED! (original print ad - all caps) morePlot:
EastSide boxing champion (Leo Gorcey) has been challenged to fight the West Side champ but is kidnapped before the match... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
East Side Kids group sparkles with ad libbing. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Leo Gorcey | ... | Mugs (credits) - Muggs (in film) | |
| Huntz Hall | ... | Glimpy McGleavey | |
| Bobby Jordan | ... | Danny Lyons | |
| Gabriel Dell | ... | Harry Wycoff | |
| Pamela Blake | ... | Ivy McGinnis | |
| Benny Bartlett | ... | Beanie Miller | |
| Ernest Morrison | ... | Scruno Jackson (as Sunshine Sammy) | |
| Bobby Stone | ... | Stoney Stone | |
| David Durand | ... | Skinny Collins (as Dave Durand) | |
| Vince Barnett | ... | Klinkhammer | |
| Daphne Pollard | ... | Mrs. McGinnis | |
| Charles Judels | ... | Nick - Pool Hall Owner | |
| Dudley Dickerson | ... | Jackson | |
| Henry Hall | ... | Louis Gendick | |
| Minerva Urecal | ... | Judge |
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66 min (copyright length)Country:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Ava Gardner was scheduled to play Ivy, but she was replaced by Pamela Blake because of illness. moreQuotes:
Louis Gendick: Did you ever think of joining another gang?Danny Lyons: That would be running away.
Louis Gendick: Not the outfit I'm talkin' about. They'll be glad to get you... They will sooner or later. You'll be fightin' all kinds of bullies.
Danny Lyons: Like Mugs?
Louis Gendick: Worse. These bullies are called Japs and Nazis.
Danny Lyons: You mean the army.
Louis Gendick: That won't be runnin' away, Danny. That's real fightin'.
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In this wartime (1943) East Side Kids picture, Muggs McGinnis (Leo Gorcey), East Side boxing champion, is scheduled to meet the West Side kingpin in the ring for the City title, but is kidnapped by several thugs just before the bout, resulting in Muggs' friend and fellow gang member, Danny Lyons (Bobby Jordan) replacing him and defeating the West Sider, only to have Muggs believe that Danny was responsible for the abduction in order to achieve glory. The film is marked by the clever ad libbing skills of the entourage which, while at times intentionally corny, help to propel the story rapidly along and the customary East Side mixture of boxers, gangsters, and patriotic propaganda is leavened with a dash of romance and a funny jitterbug contest featuring big band singer/comedienne Marion Miller, all competently directed by Wallace Fox.