Bowery Boy (1940)

Dr. Tom O'Hara takes over a public clinic in New York's desperately poor Bowery section. Boy gangleader Sock Dolan resents Tom's interference in moving Sock's kid brother to a hospital, ... See full summary »

Director:

William Morgan

Writers:

Robert Chapin, Samuel Fuller (story),

Stars:

Dennis O'Keefe, Louise Campbell, Jimmy Lydon

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Dennis O'Keefe	...	Dr. Tom O'Hara
Louise Campbell	...	Anne Cleary
Jimmy Lydon	...	Sock Dolan
Helen Vinson	...	Peggy Winters
Roger Pryor	...	J. R. Mason
Paul Hurst	...	Blubber Mullins
Edward Gargan	...	Mr. Hanson
Selmer Jackson	...	Dr. Crane
John Kelly	...	Battler
Howard C. Hickman	...	Dr. Axel Winters
Frederick Burton	...	Dr. George Winters
Jack Carr	...	Flops
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
William 'Billy' Benedict
James Blake	...	Man
Connie Lee	...	Woman

Storyline

Dr. Tom O'Hara takes over a public clinic in New York's desperately poor Bowery section. Boy gangleader Sock Dolan resents Tom's interference in moving Sock's kid brother to a hospital, because Sock blames hospitals for his mother's death. Sock helps racketeer J.R. Mason sell food to the clinic, unaware that Mason sells cheap and often tainted food. When a number of patients, including Sock's brother, become ill from food poisoning, Sock is kidnapped by Mason to keep him silent. Dr. O'Hara must find a way to rescue Sock and stop Mason's contamination of hospital food supplies.

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Plot Keywords:

hospital | food poisoning | bowery boys

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 December 1940 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Republic Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Republic Pictures (I)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

71 min 53 min (edited)

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

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