Fighting Fools (1949)

The gang teams up with a fighter to break up a fight-fixing racket.

Director:

Reginald Le Borg

Writers:

Bert Lawrence, Gerald Schnitzer,

Stars:

Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Gabriel Dell

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Leo Gorcey	...	Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Huntz Hall	...	Sach
Gabriel Dell	...	Gabe Moreno
Frankie Darro	...	Johnny Higgins
Lyle Talbot	...	Blinky Harris
William 'Billy' Benedict	...	Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
David Gorcey	...	Chuck
Benny Bartlett	...	Butch
Bert Conway	...	Dynamite Carson, the Champ
Evelyn Eaton	...	Bunny Talbot (as Evelynn Eaton)
Bernard Gorcey	...	Louie
Teddy Infuhr	...	Boomer Higgins
Ben Welden	...	Lefty Conlin
Dorothy Vaughan	...	Mrs. Higgins
Sam Hayes	...	Bill Rader, Sportscaster

Storyline

The gang teams up with a fighter to break up a fight-fixing racket.

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Plot Keywords:

new york city | alcohol | boxing | brother | kidnapping | 

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Genres:

Drama | Comedy

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 March 1949 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Monogram Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

69 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The thirteenth of forty-eight Bowery Boys movies.

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Quotes

Sach: I wish I was in the ring, I'd fracture that guy.
Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney: You couldn't fracture a toy balloon.

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Connections

Followed by Hold That Line (1952)

User Reviews

Frankie Darro - Pride Of The Bowery

Frankie Darro, a child actor who reached screen prominence a few years before the Dead End Kids playing their kind of roles, joins with the Bowery Boys in this more serious entry in the Bowery Boys series.

The guys go into the fight managing business, especially after the middle brother of three Higgins brothers gets killed in the ring. Eldest brother Darro who was a former top ranked contender decides to make a comeback in the ring with Leo Gorcey as his manager.

The champion is managed by a crook played by Lyle Talbot who is not too squeamish about what tactics he uses to win a bout. But he can't seem to hire good help which is why the Bowery Boys outwit him in the end.

Huntz Hall gets a chance to shine in this one. The gullible and guileless Satch actually gets a chance to outwit two of Talbot's henchmen. Now can you imagine Satch outwitting anybody? What does that say about the help Talbot was hiring? You have to see the film to find out how Satch does it.

This is definitely one of the best Bowery Boys films, fans of the eternal slum kids should love it.