Bowery Battalion (1951)
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Mistakenly believing that America has gone to war, the Bowery Boys (Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Billy Benedict, et al.) join the army. Our heroes get off to a bad start when they crash a party at the Officer's Club, a breach of protocol that earns them the undying enmity of Sergeant Frisbie (the ever-flustered Donald MacBride). Meanwhile, sweet-shop owner Louie Dumbrowski (Bernard Gorcey), feeling lonely without the boys around to cheat him out of sodas and candy, heads down to the recruiting office to enlist. Because of his stellar World War I record, Louie is promoted to the boys' commanding officer, a job he takes quite seriously. A gang of sinister spies kidnaps Louie in the hope of extracting vital top secrets, but the boys come to the rescue. Even non-Bowery Boys fans will find this an enjoyable diversion; the film was one of the best of the series' several "service" comedies (Let's Go Navy, Here Come the Marines, Clipped Wings, etc.). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Leo Gorcey - Slip Mahoney
- Donald MacBride - Frisbie
- Russell Hicks - Hatfield
- Bernard Gorcey - Louie Dumbrowsky
- David Gorcey - Chuck
- Al Eben - Conroy
- Selmar Jackson - Masters
- Huntz Hall - Sach Debussy Jones
- Virginia Hewitt - Marsha
- William Benedict - Whitey
- Buddy Gorman - Butch
- John Bleifer - Decker
- Frank Jenks - Recruiting officer
- Director(s):
- William Beaudine
- Writer(s):
- Charles R. Marion
- Producer(s):
- Jan Grippo
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