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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:
"The East Side Kids" Catch the Jitterbug more (6 total)Cast
(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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"East Side" boxing star "Mr. Dynamite" Leo Gorcey (as Ethelbert "Muggs" McGinnis) is kidnapped by thugs, in order to throw a championship fight to New York City's rival "West Side". But fellow "East Side Kid" Bobby Jordan (as Danny Lyons) takes Mr. Gorcey's place, and wins the fight. Gorcey is convinced Mr. Jordan, who is dating his sister, had him waylaid on purpose. To make matters worse, Jordan wins a TKO over Gorcey in "The East Side Amateur Jitterbug Contest", with pretty partner Pamela Blake (as Ivy McGinnis).
This is a poorly scripted entry in "The East Side Kids" series. Gorcey's "Muggs" veers too far away from his established character; especially, in the way he treats Jordan's "Danny"; yet, Gorcey and Jordan perform the roles well enough to make it work. The jitterbugging contest, with Huntz Hall (as Glimpy McGleavey) and his TALL partner, is a highlight. To beef up the team, Benny Bartlett (as Bennie Miller) and David Durand (as Joe "Skinny" Collins) join returning Ernest Morrison (as Scruno Jackson) and Bobby Stone (as Harold "Stoney" Stone). The film ends on a patriotic note.
***** Kid Dynamite (2/5/43) Wallace Fox ~ Bobby Jordan, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall