Bowery Battalion
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Bowery Battalion is a 1951 comedy film
starring The Bowery Boys
. The film was released on January 24, 1951 by Monogram Pictures
and is the twenty-first film in the series.
Louie tries to enlist as well, but is turned away as being too old. He was, however, in World War I and when he was there he invented the 'Hydrogen Ray', which did not work as intended. However, the army is using the plans for that ray as a decoy to try and capture spies that are at the local base...the same base the boys have been assigned to. The army decides to reinstated Louie to use him as bait for the spies. He winds up getting kidnapped by the spies and they try to get the secrets of the ray out of him. The boys come to his rescue and are rewarded with medals for bravery and then sent to the brig for leaving their posts to rescue Louie.
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
starring The Bowery Boys
The Bowery Boys
The Bowery Boys were fictional New York City characters who were the subject of feature films released by Monogram Pictures from 1946 through 1958....
. The film was released on January 24, 1951 by Monogram Pictures
Monogram Pictures
Monogram Pictures Corporation is a Hollywood studio that produced and released films, most on low budgets, between 1931 and 1953, when the firm completed a transition to the name Allied Artists Pictures Corporation. Monogram is considered a leader among the smaller studios sometimes referred to...
and is the twenty-first film in the series.
Plot
The military is performing a practice air raid on New York City. Sach convinces the boys that it is real and they go do to the recruiter's office and enlist. Meanwhile, Slip arrives at Louie's and finds out what just happened and goes down there to stop them. He is too late, as they have already joined, and is tricked into enlisting himself.Louie tries to enlist as well, but is turned away as being too old. He was, however, in World War I and when he was there he invented the 'Hydrogen Ray', which did not work as intended. However, the army is using the plans for that ray as a decoy to try and capture spies that are at the local base...the same base the boys have been assigned to. The army decides to reinstated Louie to use him as bait for the spies. He winds up getting kidnapped by the spies and they try to get the secrets of the ray out of him. The boys come to his rescue and are rewarded with medals for bravery and then sent to the brig for leaving their posts to rescue Louie.
The Bowery Boys
- Leo GorceyLeo GorceyLeo Bernard Gorcey was an American stage and movie actor who became famous for portraying on film the leader of the group of young hooligans known variously as the Dead End Kids, The East Side Kids and The Bowery Boys. Always the most pugnacious member of the gangs he participated in, young Leo...
as Terrance Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney - Huntz HallHuntz HallHenry Richard "Huntz" Hall was an American radio, theatrical, and motion picture performer noted primarily for his roles in the "Dead End Kids" movies, such as Angels with Dirty Faces , which gave way to the "The Bowery Boys" movie franchise, a prolific and highly successful series of comedies in...
as Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones - William BenedictWilliam BenedictWilliam Benedict was an American actor. Born in Haskell, Oklahoma, he took part in school theatricals, and on leaving school he made his way to Hollywood. His first film was $10 Raise starring Edward Everett Horton, which launched Benedict on a busy career...
as Whitey - David GorceyDavid GorceyDavid Gorcey was an American actor and comedian best known as being a member of the comedy team of The Bowery Boys. He was the younger brother of Dead End Kids member Leo Gorcey.-Career:...
as Chuck - Buddy GormanBuddy GormanCharles J. "Buddy" Gorman is an American stage and movie actor who became famous for portraying a member of the comedy teams, The East Side Kids and The Bowery Boys. Prior to acting he tried out for the Brooklyn Dodgers farm team, the Montreal Royals, as a shortstop...
as Butch
Remaining cast
- Bernard Gorcey as Louie Dumbrowski
- Donald MacBrideDonald MacBrideDonald MacBride was an American character actor on stage, in films and on TV who launched his career as a teenage singer in vaudeville and went on to be an actor on Broadway. He appeared in nearly 140 films between 1914 and 1955...
as Frisbie - Virginia Hewitt as Marsha
- Russell Hicks as Hatfield
- Emil SitkaEmil SitkaEmil Sitka was a veteran American actor who appeared in hundreds of movies, short films, and television shows, and is best known for his numerous appearances with the Three Stooges—nearly 40...
as the waiter