Directed by:
Phil KarlsonScreenplay:
Tim RyanCinematography:
William A. SicknerCast:
Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, William 'Billy' Benedict, Teala Loring, Sheldon Leonard, James Burke, Vince Barnett, Emmett Vogan, Milton Parsons (more)Plots(1)
Although Bowery Bombshell was the third entry in Monogram's "Bowery Boys" series, it was released second in several regions. The trouble begins when Sach (Huntz Hall) is photographed leaving a bank at the same time as a group of bank robbers. The police think that Sach was involved with the crooks, forcing him to stay under wraps while his pal Slip (Leo Gorcey) and the rest of the Bowery Boys try to track down the genuine thieves. Posing as out-of-town gangsters, Slip and his pals win the confidence of slick gang boss Ace Deuce (Sheldon Leonard), but their subterfuge is destined to fail, and fail spectacularly. The story goes off on a new tangent towards the end when Ace's hulking henchman Moose McCall (Wee Willie Davis) accidentally swallows an experimental explosive, thereby turning himself into a human bomb. A moderately funny entry in the series, Bowery Bombshell might have been better with less plot and more logic. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Leo Gorcey
USA
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Huntz Hall
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Bobby Jordan
USA
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William 'Billy' Benedict
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Teala Loring
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Sheldon Leonard
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James Burke
USA
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Vince Barnett
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Emmett Vogan
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Milton Parsons
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Charles Sullivan
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Lester Dorr
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Charles Sherlock
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William Newell
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William 'Wee Willie' Davis
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Buddy Gorman
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Bernard Gorcey
Russian Empire
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