Bowery Bombshell (1946)

Name: Bowery Bombshell
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1946-07-20
Duration: 65 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, William Benedict, David Gorcey

Bowery Bombshell (1946), directed by Phil Karlson, starring Leo Gorcey and Huntz Hall.

07/20/1946 BR Comedy 1h 5m

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Synopsis

Slip, Sach, Bobby, Whitey and Chuck unsuccessfully try to sell a dilapidated car to a street cleaner for a fabulous amount, so they can get enough money to save Louie's Malt Shop. Sidewalk photographer Cathy Smith snaps a pictures of three bank robbers as they are fleeing a robbery but when the Bowery Boys and Cathy realize that Sach is also in the photograph, they break into the photo lab to destroy the negative, which might make the police think Sach was involved in the robbery.

William A. SicknerCinematography
Phil KarlsonDirector
William AustinEditing
Jan GrippoProducer

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Bowery Bombshell is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Phil Karlson and starring the comedy team of The Bowery Boys. It is the third film in the series and was distributed by Monogram Pictures.

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Bowery Bombshell is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Phil Karlson and starring the comedy team of The Bowery Boys. It is the third film in the series and was distributed by Monogram Pictures.

Plot

Sweet Shop owner Louie needs to raise $300. The Boys try to sell their jalopy to raise the money, but are unable to because the car falls apart when they try to show it to a prospective buyer. They decide to go to the bank and take a loan out on it, but just as they arrive the bank is robbed. The robbers bump into them and drop the bag full of the stolen money. As Sach picks up the bag to return it to the robber, Cathy, a photographer, takes his photo.

After trying unsuccessfully to get the photo back, it winds up on the front page of the newspaper and Sach becomes a wanted criminal. Slip pretends to be a notorious gangster, Midge Casalotti, in order to get the stolen money back and to clear Sach's name. In the end, Sach is cleared and the gangsters, led by Ace Deuce, are apprehended.

The film ends in an explosion, where a spare tire with the words, "Dead End" on it falls around the necks of Sach and Slip.

Cast

The Bowery Boys

Leo Gorcey as Terrance 'Slip' Mahoney

Huntz Hall as Sach

Bobby Jordan as Bobby

William Benedict as Whitey

David Gorcey as Chuck

Remaining cast

Bernard Gorcey as Louie Dumbrowski

Teala Loring as Cathy Smith

Sheldon Leonard as Ace Deuce

Wee Willie Davis as Moose

James Burke as Officer O'Malley

William Ruhl as Biff

Lester Dorr as Feather Fingers

Milton Parsons as Prof. Schnackenberger

Notes

First Bowery Boys film with former East Side Kid Buddy Gorman. He only has a small cameo as 'Bud' (the newsboy), but would become a regular member of the gang beginning with the film Blonde Dynamite.

Home media

Warner Archives released the film on made-to-order DVD in the United States as part of "The Bowery Boys, Volume One" on November 23, 2012.

References

External links

Bowery Bombshell at IMDb

Bowery Bombshell at the TCM Movie Database (archived)

Bowery Bombshell at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

Text from Bowery Bombshell on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowery_Bombshell

Trivia

It premiered on July 20, 1946, a Saturday.
It runs 1h05 — short for a feature film.
It is film 3 of 48 in the The Bowery Boys franchise.
This film's quiz has 13 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosMonogram Pictures
CountriesUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
StatusReleased

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William A. Sickner Cinematography
Phil Karlson Director
William Austin Editing
Jan Grippo Producer
Lindsley Parsons Producer
Edmond Seward Screenplay
Victor Hammond Story

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What is Bowery Bombshell about?

Bowery Bombshell: Slip, Sach, Bobby, Whitey and Chuck unsuccessfully try to sell a dilapidated car to a street cleaner for a fabulous amount, so they can get enough money to save Louie's Malt Shop. Sidewalk photographer Cathy Smith snaps a pictures of three bank robbers as they are fleeing a robbery but when the Bowery Boys and Cathy r…

Who directed Bowery Bombshell?

Bowery Bombshell was directed by Phil Karlson in 1946.

Who stars in Bowery Bombshell?

The cast of Bowery Bombshell includes Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, William Benedict and David Gorcey.

How long is Bowery Bombshell?

Bowery Bombshell runs for 65 minutes, or 1h05.

What is the correct order of the The Bowery Boys Collection films?

The The Bowery Boys Collection franchise has 48 films in the catalogue. In release order: O Cadáver Esperto; Em Rápida Companhia; Um Invento Engenhoso; Cientista da Fuzarca; Macumba; Os Anjos e o Necromante; Aposta de Má Fé; Tesouro Maldito.