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Smart Alecks (1942) -- Danny helps to capture a wanted criminal and receives a $200 reward. However, he has a falling out with the gang when they believe he should share the money with them...
Smart Alecks (1942) -- Danny helps to capture a wanted criminal and receives a $200 reward. However, he has a falling out with the gang when they believe he should share the money with them...

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6.6/10   309 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Harvey Gates (original story and screenplay)
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Release Date:
7 August 1942 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Compared to the East Siders, a gorilla is a household pet! Wait'll you see them slug it out to a finish with Maxie Rosenbloom! And what a finish! more
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Leo Gorcey ... Muggs McGinnis
Bobby Jordan ... Danny Stevens
Huntz Hall ... Glimpy
Gabriel Dell ... Hank Salka
Max 'Slapsie Maxie' Rosenbloom ... Butch Brocalli (as Maxie Rosenbloom)
Gale Storm ... Ruth Stevens
Roger Pryor ... Joe Reagan
Ernest Morrison ... Scruno (as Sammy Morrison)
Stanley Clements ... Stash
David Gorcey ... Peewee
Bobby Stone ... Skinny
Herbert Rawlinson ... Police Captain Bronson
Walter Woolf King ... Dr. Ormsby
Sam Bernard ... Dr. Thomas
Dick Ryan ... Prison Warden
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Additional Details

Runtime:
67 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #8247)

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Followed by Follow the Leader (1944) more
Soundtrack:
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6 out of 15 people found the following comment useful.
Got insomnia, try this film, 31 May 2001
2/10
Author: jcholguin (jcholguin@lycos.com) from los angeles

East Side kids are a gang of old looking kids. Danny "the only half-way appealing" kid is rewarded $200 for tripping a wanted criminal thereby leading to the man's arrest. Rest of the East Side kids believe that the money belongs to them and take it away from Danny and throw him out of the gang. At this point you say to yourself "Danny, leave these bunch of hoods behind!" The person Danny sent to jail escapes and beats up Danny. He is on the verge of death. The East Side kids now care again for Danny and he recovers and all get new baseball uniforms with the $200. More happens but nothing very interesting. A dull film with characters that are not very likable. You are left asking - don't these "kids" ever plan on getting a job?

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