Blues Busters (1950)

After undergoing a throat operation, Sach discovers that he now possesses a beautiful singing voice. Slip and the gang try to figure out ways to make money off of it.

Director:

William Beaudine

Writers:

Charles R. Marion (story), Charles R. Marion (screenplay),

Stars:

Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Adele Jergens

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Leo Gorcey	...	Slip Mahoney
Huntz Hall	...	Horace DeBussy 'Sach' Jones, aka The Bowery Thrush
Adele Jergens	...	Lola Stanton
Gabriel Dell	...	Gabe Moreno
Craig Stevens	...	Rick Martin
Phyllis Coates	...	Sally Dolan
Bernard Gorcey	...	Louie Dumbrowsky
William 'Billy' Benedict	...	Whitey (as William Benedict)
Buddy Gorman	...	Butch
David Gorcey	...	Chuck
Paul Bryar	...	Bimbo
Matty King	...	Joe Ricco
Sailor Vincent	...	Teddy Davis (as William Vincent)

Storyline

After undergoing a throat operation, Sach discovers that he now possesses a beautiful singing voice. Slip and the gang try to figure out ways to make money off of it.

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Plot Keywords:

new york city | friendship | tap dancer | manhattan new york city | nightclub | 

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Taglines:

The most riotous night club kings you've ever seen!

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Genres:

Comedy | Musical

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 October 1950 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bowery Thrush

Company Credits

Production Co:

Monogram Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

67 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Shot in six days.

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Connections

Followed by Paris Playboys (1954)

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Soundtracks

"Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho"
Traditional spiritual
Sung by Adele Jergens in a nightclub (dubbed by Gloria Wood)

User Reviews

Fun in the Bowery

The archetypal Bowery Boys movie, which shows Huntz Hall and Leo Gorcey at their best.

Sach, in one of those Bowery Boy incidents, accidentally ends up singing strikingly like Bing Crosby. All the boys capitalize on his success and everything is honky dory until Sach decides he has forgotten where he came from and starts acting like a diva.

This series, although labelled "B," which it was, has a lot of humor, strong characterizations and is simply a lot of un. You will notice that it is a family affair, with Butch (or is it Chuck) played by David Gorcey and, of course, Louie Dumbrowski is Leo "Slip Mahoney" Gorcey's Dad, Bernard.

THe earlier series, the "Dead End Kids," was also very good, although those films have not aged as well given production techniques. That series, though starred Billy Halop and Bobby Jordan, in addition to Gorcey, Hall, and Gabe Dell. Jordan did appear in some Bowery Boy movies.