Master Minds (1949)

Name: Master Minds
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Released: 1949-11-27
Duration: 64 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Gabriel Dell, Alan Napier, Jane Adams

Master Minds (1949), directed by Jean Yarbrough, starring Leo Gorcey and Huntz Hall.

11/27/1949 BR Comedy and Horror 1h 4m

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Synopsis

When Sach eats too much sugar, he goes into a trance whereby he's able to predict the future. Slip tries to make some money off of Sach by using him as a fortune teller in a carnival, until a mad scientist kidnaps Sach to use him in an intelligence-switching experiment with a monster.

Marcel Le PicardCinematography
Jean YarbroughDirector
William AustinEditing
Jan GrippoProducer

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Master Minds is a 1949 American comedy horror film by Monogram Pictures. It is the sixteenth film in The Bowery Boys series.

In the film, a man gains the ability of precognition. He uses it perform at a sideshow carnival. He is soon kidnapped by a mad scientist who wants to use him in a brain transplantation experiment. The man's brain is scheduled to be transferred into the scientist's version of Frankenstein's monster.

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Master Minds is a 1949 American comedy horror film by Monogram Pictures. It is the sixteenth film in The Bowery Boys series.

Plot

Sach has eaten too much candy, which gives him a toothache that allows him to predict the future. Slip and Gabe come up with an idea to make money from this and put him in a sideshow carnival. A mad scientist sees Sach's photo in the newspaper and reads about his ability. He visits the carnival where after seeing Sach in action he decides to kidnap him so he can transfer his brain into the brain of Atlas, a Frankenstein type humanoid creature.

The boys attempt to rescue Sach but are captured themselves. Meanwhile Sach and Atlas have had their brains swapped temporarily and Louie has arrived in the hopes of rescuing all of them. He dons a knight's armor and temporarily outwits the scientists but is eventually captured as well. However, the police, who Louie tried to alert earlier, arrive and arrest the scientists. Slip then tries to put Sach back on display at the carnival, but Sach says he no longer has a toothache because he swallowed it.

Cast

The Bowery Boys

Leo Gorcey as Terrance Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney

Huntz Hall as Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones

William Benedict as Whitey

David Gorcey as Chuck

Bennie Bartlett as Butch

Remaining cast

Gabriel Dell as Gabe Moreno

Bernard Gorcey as Louie Dumbrowski

Alan Napier as Dr. Druzik

Skelton Knaggs as Hugo

Glenn Strange as Atlas

William Yetter as Otto

Jane Adams as Nancy Marlowe

Production

Bennie Bartlett temporarily left the series after this film. He would be replaced by Buddy Gorman for the next seven films.

Released after Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, the tagline "The Bowery Boys Meet the Monster" is used in the film's trailer, but that title was not used until the 1954 film. The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters

Release

The film was released by Monogram Pictures on November 29, 1949.

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

Master Minds at IMDb

Master Minds at the TCM Movie Database (archived)

Master Minds at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

Text from Master Minds (1949 film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_Minds_(1949_film)

Trivia

It premiered on November 27, 1949, a Sunday.
It runs 1h04 — short for a feature film.
It is film 16 of 48 in the The Bowery Boys franchise.
This film's quiz has 13 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

CountriesUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
StatusReleased

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Marcel Le Picard Cinematography
Jean Yarbrough Director
William Austin Editing
Jan Grippo Producer
Charles R. Marion Story
Charles R. Marion Screenplay

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What is Master Minds about?

Master Minds: When Sach eats too much sugar, he goes into a trance whereby he's able to predict the future. Slip tries to make some money off of Sach by using him as a fortune teller in a carnival, until a mad scientist kidnaps Sach to use him in an intelligence-switching experiment with a monster.

Who directed Master Minds?

Master Minds was directed by Jean Yarbrough in 1949.

Who stars in Master Minds?

The cast of Master Minds includes Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Gabriel Dell, Alan Napier and Jane Adams.

How long is Master Minds?

Master Minds runs for 64 minutes, or 1h04.

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.