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trade, and the amount was reported as "more than $ 500,000." Preparing the series for television required making new negatives for 16mm film prints, and then making a complete set of 48 new prints for each local market. With so many films in the series, this took time. The Bowery Boys finally entered TV syndication in 1960. The films became a staple for independent stations across
America, often used to fill the early-afternoon time slots on weekends, much as the same films played at matinées in theaters.
375:(1946), as "Gabe Moreno," a former member of the gang just out of the Navy with a French war bride in tow. He remained (minus spouse) for the next 16 features. Gabe was a convenient "utility" character, frequently changing jobs (attorney, policeman, song plugger, reporter, television personality) to suit the story at hand—and the limited casting budget. Dell often acted as a bridge between the real world and the Bowery gang he would summon to assist him. He reprised one of his East Side Kids roles in
491:, who became visibly upset when asked about the incident and called the allegation "a fucking lie!") At a subsequent meeting with Allied Artists executives, Gorcey demanded an increase on the 40% interest he held in the series. This was denied, and after a heated exchange, he stormed off the studio lot. Gorcey claimed to have quit, but Edward Bernds offered an opinion from behind the scenes: "He was even worse on
363:(He later stated in an interview that he "didn't like the setup," possibly referring to the idea of Gorcey and Hall being in the forefront, and being paid much more than the other members.) Bobby Jordan was also unhappy with the direction of the series, which favored Gorcey and Hall and limited the participation of the other gang members. He left the series after being injured in an elevator accident.
511:, a former tough-teen actor who had been in a few East Side Kids movies. Clements, as "Duke Coveleskie," adapted to the series easily and completed the three films, which now starred "Huntz Hall and The Bowery Boys." With Louie absent, the gang's new hangout was a rooming house, where they helped landlady Kate Kelly (played first by Doris Kemper, then by
515:). The new Hall-Clements partnership was successful enough to be renewed for the 1957 season. Four more films were made, with Eddie LeRoy joining the cast as bespectacled "Blinky." The gang returned to the sweet shop, now known as Clancy's Cafe, with its similarly put-upon proprietor Mike Clancy (played first by
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Katzman refused to grant Leo Gorcey's request to double his weekly salary, Gorcey quit the series, which then ended immediately. Bobby Jordan then suggested a meeting with his agent, Jan Grippo. Grippo, Gorcey, and Hall formed Jan Grippo Productions, revamped the
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Like the previous incarnations of the team, the members went through a number of changes over the course of the series. Thirteen actors were members of the team at one time or another. Ernie "Sunshine Sammy" Morrison, "Scruno" in the East Side Kids films, declined an invitation to rejoin the gang.
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The Bowery Boys".) Gorcey, who owned 40 percent of the company, starred in, produced, and contributed to the scripts. The new series followed a more established formula than the prior incarnations of the team, with the gang usually hanging out at Louie's Sweet Shop (at 3rd and Canal St.) until an
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Monogram films had featured impressive casts of "name" supporting
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Artists was planning to syndicate The Bowery Boys to television. Jan Grippo, who had produced the series from 1946 to 1951, still held a 50-percent interest in his 23 productions, so Allied Artists bought the rights from Grippo in December 1957. The transaction was front-page news in the
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There was still a demand for the Bowery Boys comedies -- they were useful fillers on double-feature programs and kiddie matinées, and drive-ins used them extensively. Allied
Artists had been offering a backlog of Bowery Boys titles all along, reminding exhibitors that older titles were still
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label in four volumes, each consisting of 12 films on four recordable media discs. Initial distribution was advertised by Warner Bros. as being traditionally replicated on "pressed disc" media in anticipation of high demand for the films to be "remastered from the best available elements."
396:(1946) flirted with the same humor-laced crime drama of the previous series, but they gradually shifted to situation comedy (western comedy, prison comedy, military comedy, college comedy, hillbilly comedy, etc.). In 1953 a new producer, Ben Schwalb, hired director
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Universal was making the "Dead End Kids and Little Tough Guys" series. A total of 22 East Side Kids films were made, with the final one,
477:(1955), according to Edward Bernds. After filming was completed, Bernard Gorcey was killed in an automobile accident, devastating his son Leo whose drinking became even heavier. It visibly affected his performance in the following film,
552:-- who had been the Bowery Boys' most frequent director -- came back to conclude the series. The studio then demolished the long-standing "Bowery street" on the studio backlot, replacing it with a western street.
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September 1957. Producer Ben Schwalb moved on to other projects at Allied Artists, but Huntz Hall still had two films left on his contract. Former film editor and now staff producer
408:. The situation-comedy content immediately gave way to all-out slapstick, in the Three Stooges manner using many of the Stooges' gags, and the stories became more juvenile. The new approach literally paid off: "
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and said, 'It won't work; he's impossible and if we're going to continue this series we've got to do it with somebody else'... No, Leo was fired -- he drank too much and he couldn't do his work anymore."
483:(1956). During filming, he allegedly became violently unhinged, trashing the set and destroying every prop in sight (though this was vehemently denied in the 1980s by both
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1966:Jimmy Murphy
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93:Bobby Jordan
3320:Up in Smoke
3257:Spy Chasers
3040:News Hounds
2967:Eddie LeRoy
2726:Flying Wild
2679:Bobby Stone
2662:Eddie Mills
2599:Sam Edwards
2553:Bill Chaney
2536:Eddie Brian
2425:Sea Raiders
2313:Billy Halop
2096:Billy Halop
2025:Disbandment
1993:Eddie LeRoy
1687:Up in Smoke
1536:Spy Chasers
1031:News Hounds
907:Filmography
897:Mike Clancy
882:Mike Clancy
800:Eddie LeRoy
662:Gabe Moreno
539:Up in Smoke
444:Lyle Talbot
400:and writer
339:), Whitey (
264:Sam Katzman
246:Billy Halop
197:Billy Halop
49:Nationality
3343:Categories
3061:Jinx Money
2998:Live Wires
2954:Huntz Hall
2940:Leo Gorcey
2639:Huntz Hall
2618:Leo Gorcey
2531:Leo Borden
2521:Bill Bates
2306:Huntz Hall
2138:Short film
2089:Huntz Hall
2082:Leo Gorcey
2020:1946–1958
1894:Huntz Hall
1885:Leo Gorcey
1733:References
1716:Home media
1080:Jinx Money
932:Live Wires
900:1957–1958
870:1956–1957
842:1946–1955
807:1957–1958
695:1946–1958
680:1946–1951
665:1946–1950
650:1946–1947
635:1946–1958
627:Huntz Hall
620:1946–1956
612:Leo Gorcey
519:, then by
489:Huntz Hall
456:Fritz Feld
440:Eric Blore
335:), Bobby (
333:Huntz Hall
329:Leo Gorcey
290:, another
185:Huntz Hall
181:Leo Gorcey
89:Huntz Hall
85:Leo Gorcey
70:Subject(s)
3292:Hot Shots
2012:1940–1945
1781:Ted Okuda
1619:Hot Shots
824:Character
602:Character
416:Ted Okuda
219:Universal
217:In 1938,
177:1937 film
165:Dead End,
2674:Al Stone
2453:Mug Town
2432:Mob Town
2164:Dead End
2128:Dead End
434:(1957).
292:Our Gang
276:Our Gang
141:Dead End
65:, comedy
52:American
3026:Mr. Hex
1785:Filmfax
999:Mr. Hex
171:. When
148:Origins
117:company
3194:Jalopy
1805:
1765:15 May
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1392:Jalopy
920:Notes
804:Blinky
750:Junior
548:, and
199:, and
58:Genres
44:, film
37:Medium
2354:Films
2156:Films
917:Title
885:1957
855:1956
821:Actor
791:Danny
763:Myron
738:1946
735:Homer
722:Butch
647:Bobby
599:Actor
63:Farce
2120:Play
1997:IMDb
1988:IMDb
1979:IMDb
1970:IMDb
1961:IMDb
1952:IMDb
1943:IMDb
1934:IMDb
1925:IMDb
1916:IMDb
1907:IMDb
1898:IMDb
1889:IMDb
1803:ISBN
1767:2020
1754:ISBN
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