Pride of the Bowery (1940)New York City street principles get an East Side Kid in trouble at a Civilian Conservation Corps camp. Director:Joseph H. Lewis |
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Pride of the Bowery (1940)New York City street principles get an East Side Kid in trouble at a Civilian Conservation Corps camp. Director:Joseph H. Lewis |
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Leo Gorcey | ... | |
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Bobby Jordan | ... |
Danny
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Kenneth Howell | ... |
Allen
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Mary Ainslee | ... |
Elaine White
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Bobby Stone | ... |
Willie
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Donald Haines | ... | |
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David Gorcey | ... | |
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Ernest Morrison | ... |
Scruno
(as Sunshine Sammy Morrison)
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Kenneth Harlan | ... |
Captain Jim White
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Nick Stuart | ... |
Thumb Butte Ranger
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Lloyd Ingraham | ... |
Camp Doctor
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Danny, managing boxer Muggs, books him into a Civilian Conservation Corps camp for training. Muggs' arrogant manner soon alienates him from the other boys who downright ostracize him with a camp-wide silent treatment after Muggs' public display of bad sportsmanship in a camp boxing match. One of the few boys still willing to talk to him is Willie, a cowardly and manipulative sort, who privately admits he stole $100 from the Captain's safe to send to his aunt and begs Muggs for help. In Muggs world you aid a friend in trouble, so he enters a city boxing tournament to earn replacement money for Willie. Willie, however, allows Muggs to get caught trying to replace the money. Muggs stoically takes the rap for stealing, but Danny, a true and observant friend, knows something's up and clears Muggs by capturing and beating a confession out of Willie. The Captain leaves Muggs with the lesson that ratting out a friend is sometimes the right thing to do. Written by Anonymous
Joseph H. Lewis, who went on to become one of the leading directors of B movies in the 40s and 50s, here directed Leo Gorcey, Bobby Jordan and the East Side Kids as they head for the country as members of FDR's Civilian Conservation Corps. The story is a pot-boiler about bad-boy Gorcey's reformation, which takes place more in the boxing ring than in the work camp. The boxing scenes are pretty weak, but the rapid editing and a long tracking shot suggest Lewis's later stylishness. Not that much of a movie, but a reasonably diverting way to spend 61 minutes.