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Wallace FoxKid Dynamite (1943)

In dis picture Muggs, Danny and da rest of da Bowery Boys is back togeter. Dis time Muggs is a bigger bully den his usual self, always trin to prove he is a better man den his sisters boyfrined Danny. Dis is one grade "A" piece of cineaminatic Woild War Two histery. Youse guys enjoy.


This movie is part of the collection: Comedy Films

Director: Wallace Fox
Producer: Jack Dietz, Sam Katzman, Barney A. Sarecky
Production Company: Monogram Pictures Corporation
Audio/Visual: sound, b&w
Keywords: Comedy

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Reviewer: deck - - September 14, 2008
Subject: Kid Dynamite
In dis movie dey are not the Bowery Boys. Dey started as the Dead End Kids with dair first movie, Dead End in 1937 with Humphrey Bogart. In 1940 Warner Bros. dropped dem and they went to another studio and became da East Side Kids until the late 1940's. Dey den became the Bowery Boys after another studio switch.

Reviewer: jimelena - - May 25, 2006
Subject: Bowery Fan
Well, I've never bored you guys with my expertise about the boys, so here goes.
The Dead End Kids were five actors and one plumber's assistant from New York who appeared in Dead End on Broadway. They then went to Hollywood when they filmed the play, and remained until 1958.
The original kids from the play were Billy Halop, Bobby Jordan, Huntz Hall, Charles Duncan, Bernard Punsly and Gabriel Dell. Duncan was replaced by Leo B. Gorcey. Gorcey later became Muggs in Monogram's East Side Kids and as Slip with Allied Studios The Bowery Boys.
Following Dead End, the kids ended up at Warner Bros. where they made the best films, Angels With Dirty Faces, and They Made Me A Criminal. The group also worked at Universal between 1938-1943.
After being movie stars one became a lawyer (I forget which), Leo Punsly a doctor, Barlett an insurance agent, Benedict and Hall stayed in pictures, Koenig a high school principal, Grippo an entertainment agent and magician.
Oddly, they all had run ins with the police because of their reputation as toughs from the movies.
Huntz Hall was the last to die in 2004.
You might know Leo Gorcey and Leo B. Gorcey were father and son.
Obviously, I love these guys.
So please watch them and rate them high.
They were all child actors who did well and had a lot of fun doing it.

Reviewer: Spuzz - - September 20, 2005
Subject: Dynamite is right!
Well, to be honest with you, I was expected to flip this one off as another boring Bowery Boys vehicle. But while watching this, I became quite enchanted with everything that was going on!

Mugs (Leo Gorcey) is all set to become the amateur boxing champion. When a mafia fix of the event makes him miss the fight, Danny (Bobby Jordan) takes his place, and much to the disgust of the mafioso, wins! This puts Mugs in a bit of a jealous fix as he thinks Danny fixed the fight so that Mugs would be not able to compete just so he could win it.

The jealousy bug continues as they enter a jitterbug contest, and even though Mugs win, his partner is soon found out to be a professional dancer, and they are disqualified. Mugs is incensed, more so when Danny gets the prize instead!

The movie reaches it's final zenith when Mugs finds out that Danny is joining another gang! Who? Why that little dirty double-crosser!

Laugh all you want, but I found this movie touching, with the relationship between Bobby and Muggs especially. Bobby Jordan is especially good in this, you can feel he's totally growing out of gang life and becoming a man of his own (at least for this movie he was back for more in 4 other Bowery Movies that same year LOL). And Leo Gorcey!!!??! Who knew that guy was so talented?!? His dancing skills are so great here.

All in all a real surprise!