Mug Town (1942)
Mug Town (1942), directed by Ray Taylor, starring Billy Halop and Huntz Hall.
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Synopsis
Steve Bell, Tommy, Pig, Ape, and String are run of town. Steve, while hopping a freight card and trying to avoid the brakeman, is killed. The boys meet Steve's mother, Alice Bell and Tommy is given a job in the storage garage which she owns jointly with Mack Steward. Steve's brother Don Bell is working with some gangsters by tipping them off on valuable merchandise that can be hijacked. Pig, Ape and String overhear Don's plans to use Tommy as the fall guy in the next hijacking.
- Jack MacKenzieCinematography
- Ray TaylorDirector
- Edward CurtissEditing
- Frank SkinnerOriginal music
About the film
Mug Town is a 1942 Universal film starring the Dead End Kids and the Little Tough Guys.
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Mug Town is a 1942 Universal film starring the Dead End Kids and the Little Tough Guys.
Plot
Steve, Tommy, Pig, Ape, and String get chased out of town. During their attempt to hop onto a freight car, Steve dies. The other boys go and tell Alice, Steve's mother about what happened. This leads to Tommy getting a job in the storage facility which she co-owns with Mack. Don, Steve's brother, also works there and Tommy learns that he is working for gangsters by informing them of when valuable items are available to be stolen. The other boys learn of Don's plans to make Tommy as the "fall-guy" during the next job and set about to stop him.
Cast
Dead End Kids and Little Tough Guys
Billy Halop as Tommy Davis
Huntz Hall as Pig
Gabriel Dell as String
Bernard Punsly as Ape
Additional cast
Grace McDonald as Norene Steward
Virginia Brissac as Mrs. Bell
Tommy Kelly as Steve Bell
Dick Hogan as Don Bell
Jed Prouty as Mack Steward
References
External links
Mug Town at IMDb
Text from Mug Town on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mug_Town
Trivia
- It premiered on December 18, 1942, a Friday.
- It runs 0h59 — short for a feature film.
- This film's quiz has 12 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.
Production
- StudiosUniversal Pictures
- CountriesUnited States
- LanguagesEnglish
- StatusReleased
Cast
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Billy Halop
Tommy Davis -
Huntz Hall
Pig -
Grace McDonald
Norene Steward -
Bernard Punsly
Ape -
Gabriel Dell
String -
Edward Norris
Clinker -
Virginia Brissac
Mrs. Bell - Tommy Kelly Steve
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Dick Hogan
Don Bell -
Jed Prouty
Mack Steward -
Murray Alper
Shorty -
Paul Fix
Marco -
Ernie Adams
Thief -
John Bagni
Detective #2 - Danny Beck Man in Flophouse
- Clara Blore Hatchet-faced Woman
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Ralph Dunn
Cop - Evelyn Cook Girl
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Paul Dubov
Waiter -
William Forrest
District Attorney
Quiz about this movie
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Tags
Crew
- Jack MacKenzie Cinematography
- Ray Taylor Director
- Edward Curtiss Editing
- Frank Skinner Original music
- Brenda Weisberg Screenplay
- Harold Tarshis Screenplay
- Henry Sucher Screenplay
- Lewis Amster Screenplay
Questions about this film
What is Mug Town about?
Mug Town: Steve Bell, Tommy, Pig, Ape, and String are run of town. Steve, while hopping a freight card and trying to avoid the brakeman, is killed. The boys meet Steve's mother, Alice Bell and Tommy is given a job in the storage garage which she owns jointly with Mack Steward. Steve's brother Don Bell is working with some ga…
Who directed Mug Town?
Mug Town was directed by Ray Taylor in 1942.
Who stars in Mug Town?
The cast of Mug Town includes Billy Halop, Huntz Hall, Grace McDonald, Bernard Punsly and Gabriel Dell.
How long is Mug Town?
Mug Town runs for 59 minutes, or 0h59.
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