The East Side Kids take on a gang of Japanese spies.The East Side Kids take on a gang of Japanese spies.The East Side Kids take on a gang of Japanese spies.
Ernest Morrison
- Scruno
- (as Sunshine Sammy Morrisson)
Philip Ahn
- Joe Matsui
- (as Phil Ahn)
Jack Cheatham
- Recruiting Officer
- (uncredited)
Pat Costello
- Navy Recruiter
- (uncredited)
George Eldredge
- Marine Recruiter
- (uncredited)
Moy Ming
- Mr. Matsui - Joe's Father
- (uncredited)
Patsy Moran
- Mrs. Glimpy
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe failure of the original copyright holder to renew the film's copyright resulted in it falling into public domain, meaning that virtually anyone could duplicate and sell a VHS/DVD copy of the film; therefore, many of the versions of this film available on the market are either severely (and usually badly) edited and/or of extremely poor quality, having been duped from second- or third-generation (or more) copies of the film.
- GoofsAt many points, the Eastside Kids are far too noisy as they infiltrate spy headquarters.
- Quotes
Muggs: [watching a parade of troops march by] Okay, boys, we've seen enough. Come on.
Danny Connors: Why? Where're we going?
Muggs: We're gonna clean up on some Japs.
- ConnectionsFollowed by Smart Alecks (1942)
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The East Side Kids vs. The Japs
Propaganda pro-American war effort film that came out in 1942 has the East Side Kids getting tough against any Japanese they spot in their own neighborhood when they learn they're too young to enlist. Ultimately they learn they were mistaken in their mistrust of some individuals but also happen to stumble across a spy ring they then set out to bust. The film is harmless enough in its fashion although some may well take offense given how innocent Asians really did get singled out during the Second World War. Overall though, it's a pretty generic effort and both Leo Gorcey and Huntz Hall would have better moments, the best of which tend to come here when they ad-lib.
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- Space_Mafune
- Jan 13, 2008
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- Also known as
- Little MacArthurs
- Production company
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- Runtime1 hour 2 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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