Crashing Las Vegas (1956)

An electric shock enables Sach to predict numbers.

Director:

Jean Yarbrough

Writers:

Jack Townley (story), Jack Townley (screenplay)

Stars:

Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Mary Castle

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Leo Gorcey	...	Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Huntz Hall	...	Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones
Mary Castle	...	Carol LaRue
Don Haggerty	...	Tony Murlock
David Gorcey	...	Chuck (as David Condon)
Terry Frost	...	Police Sgt. Kelly
Jimmy Murphy	...	Myron
Mort Mills	...	Oggy
Jack Rice	...	Wiley
Nicky Blair	...	Sam
Doris Kemper	...	Miss Kate Kelly

Storyline

A shock gives "Sach" Jones the ability to visualize numbers before they come up and he and the other Bowery Boys, "Slip" Mahoney, Chuck and Myron, head for Las Vegas to win some money for their landlady. There, "Sach" wins a fortune at roulette, which convinces crooks Tony Murlock, Sam, and Oggy that he has a system. Using Carol LaRue as bait, they try to get his system and failing, they frame him on a phony-murder charge to blackmail him.

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Plot Keywords:

system | bowery boys | landlady | bait | roulette | 

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Taglines:

FRANTIC FUN IN FABULOUS LAS VEGAS! Stacked and Packed with LAFFS!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 April 1956 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Allied Artists Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

62 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The forty-first of forty-eight Bowery Boys movies.

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Connections

Follows Fighting Fools (1949)

User Reviews

Leo Gorcey's Last Round

In a plot rehash, an electrical jolt gives Huntz Hall (as Horace Debussy "Sach" Jones) psychic powers, so luckless Leo Gorcey (as Terrence Aloysius "Slip" Mahoney) decides to take his pal and fellow "Bowery Boys" David "Condon" Gorcey (as Chuck) and Jimmy Murphy (as Myron) to Las Vegas. This film featured the last appearance of Mr. (Leo) Gorcey, who had been with the troupe since "Dead End" (1937). Gorcey had already become somewhat secondary to Mr. Hall, who would become the series' credited "star" with the next film ("Fighting Trouble").

Sadly, the noticeably absent "Sweet Shop" owner Bernard Gorcey (who played "Louie" in the series) had just passed away, following a car accident; he was the father of "Bowery Boys" Leo and David Gorcey. In this film, Bowery leader Leo Gorcey is clearly drowning his sorrows, and appears unwell much of the time. In an unrelated milestone, "Crashing Las Vegas" featured the first appearance of a new "Bowery Boy", with Jimmy Murphy's "Myron" replacing Benny Bartlett's departed "Butch". Even without the off-screen drama, this is a less than mediocre series entry.

** Crashing Las Vegas (4/22/56) Jean Yarbrough ~ Huntz Hall, Leo Gorcey, Jimmy Murphy