In the Money (1958)

Sach is hired as the companion for a poodle on an ocean voyage from New York to London. What he doesn't know is that the people who hired him are actually diamond smugglers, and there is a ... See full summary »

Director:

William Beaudine

Writers:

Al Martin (screenplay), Al Martin (story),

Stars:

Huntz Hall, Stanley Clements, Patricia Donahue

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Huntz Hall	...	Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones
Stanley Clements	...	Stanislaus 'Duke' Coveleskie
Patricia Donahue	...	Babs DeWitt
Paul Cavanagh	...	Inspector Herbert Saunders
David Gorcey	...	Chuck
Eddie LeRoy	...	Blinky
Leonard Penn	...	Don Clarke
John Dodsworth	...	Blake Cummings
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jack Mulhall	...	(scenes deleted)

Storyline

Sach is hired as the companion for a poodle on an ocean voyage from New York to London. What he doesn't know is that the people who hired him are actually diamond smugglers, and there is a cache of diamonds hidden in the poodle's coat.

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Plot Keywords:

diamond | smuggler | westminster abbey london | tower of london | stowaway | 

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Taglines:

Chief...of the Daffy Dragnet!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 February 1958 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Allied Artists Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

61 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Trivia

The last of 48 Bowery Boys movies.

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Connections

Follows Up in Smoke (1957)

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Soundtracks

"(Hail, Hail,) The Gang's All Here"
Music by Theodore F. Morse (1904)
Lyrics by Theodora Morse and Dolly Morse
Played during the opening credits

User Reviews

Bowery Bon Voyage

Lunching on the sandwich he delivered to a travel agency, messenger Huntz Hall (as Horace Debussy "Sach" Jones) impressed some crooks with is dimwittedness. They hire Mr. Hall as bodyguard for a poodle named "Gloria" and book them passage to London, England. Hall hoped "Gloria" was blonde Patricia Donahue (as Babs), but she's no dog. Hall doesn't know it, but Ms. Donahue is part of a smuggling scheme. "Gloria" has been shaved and strapped with fake fur containing stolen diamonds. In order to protect Hall from danger, fellow "Bowery Boys" Stanley Clements (as Stanislaus "Duke" Coveleskie), David Gorcey (as Chuck) and Eddie LeRoy (as Blinky) decide to stowaway on the ship.

"In the Money" was, thankfully, the last film in "The Bowery Boys" series. These films ran from 1946-1958, with highlights including "Bowery Buckaroos" (1947) and "Hold That Baby!" (1949). There were some good films released during the 1950s, but the decline was most noticeable in "Jungle Gents" (1954) and "Crashing Las Vegas" (1956). "The Bowery Boys" was a legally necessary spin-off from "The East Side Kids" (1940-1945), which is nicely represented by "Bowery Blitzkrieg" (1941). Before that, they were most well known as "The Dead End Kids", which boasted many spin-offs and sequels. Comparing "Dead End" (1937) to "In the Money" shows just how exhausted the ideas had become.

**** In the Money (2/16/58) William Beaudine ~ Huntz Hall, Stanley Clements, Patricia Donahue, David Gorcey