Jinx Money (1948)

A man wins $50,000 in a card game with gamblers, but is soon found dead and the money missing. Slip and Sach find the money near where the body was discovered, and soon find themselves the ... See full summary »

Director:

William Beaudine

Writers:

Edmond Seward (screenplay), Tim Ryan (screenplay),

Stars:

Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Gabriel Dell

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Leo Gorcey	...	Terrence 'Slip' Mahoney
Huntz Hall	...	Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones
Gabriel Dell	...	Gabe
Sheldon Leonard	...	Lippy Harris
Donald MacBride	...	Police Capt. James Q. Broaderik
Betty Caldwell	...	Candy McGill
William 'Billy' Benedict	...	Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
David Gorcey	...	Chuck
John Eldredge	...	Lullaby Kane
Ben Welden	...	Benny the Meatball
Lucien Littlefield	...	Tipper
Bernard Gorcey	...	Louie
Benny Bartlett	...	Butch
Benny Baker	...	Augie Pollack
Ralph Dunn	...	Jake 'Cold Deck' Shapiro

Storyline

A man wins $50,000 in a card game with gamblers, but is soon found dead and the money missing. Slip and Sach find the money near where the body was discovered, and soon find themselves the target of both the police and the gamblers.

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Plot Keywords:

money | police | poker | charity | bowery boys | 

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Taglines:

A FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF FUN! (original ad - all caps)

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Genres:

Crime | Comedy

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 June 1948 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Monogram Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

68 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The tenth of forty-eight Bowery Boys movies.

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Connections

Followed by Dig That Uranium (1955)

User Reviews

Loaded with Dough and Nowhere to Go

Perpetually broke, Leo Gorcey (as Terrance "Slip" Mahoney) and Huntz Hall (as "Sach" Jones) are thrown out of "Louie's Sweet Shop" for lack of funds - they owe $3.80 to proprietor Bernard Gorcey (as Louie). After they contemplate splitting up for greener pastures, the duo stumble upon a stashed $50,000 gambling payoff. Believing their money woes are over, they launder (wash and dry) the money, with fellow "Bowery Boys" William "Billy" Benedict (as Whitey), David Gorcey (as Chuck), and Benny "Bennie" Bartlett (as Butch). Reporter friend Gabriel Dell (as Gabe) publicizes the find, which helps draw the attention of both the police and the original gamblers, who want the money bad...

With this entry, Mr. Bartlett (re-)joins the group, as "Butch Williams". Bartlett had been a member of both the "East Side" and the "Gas House" kids, and roamed in the recent Bowery release "Angels' Alley", as a wayward young criminal. Seniority goes to Mr. Benedict's "Whitey", however, for the scraps of lines not uttered by the starring team of Gorcey & Hall. Gorcey and the gang move into a "promiscuous" new clubhouse, and make the most of the haphazard storyline. Sheldon Leonard (as Lippy Harris) and Donald MacBride (as James Q. Broaderik) notably play their type. In short, everyone makes the most of "Jinx Money", which can be, in itself, appealing.

**** Jinx Money (6/27/48) William Beaudine ~ Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Sheldon Leonard