Feudin' Fools
Feudin' Fools is a 1952 American comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring The Bowery Boys, Anne Kimbell and Dorothy Ford.[1] The film was released on September 21, 1952 by Monogram Pictures and is the twenty-seventh film in the series.
| Feudin' Fools | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | William Beaudine |
| Written by | Tim Ryan Bert Lawrence |
| Produced by | Jerry Thomas |
| Starring | Leo Gorcey Huntz Hall David Gorcey Bernard Gorcey |
| Cinematography | Marcel LePicard |
| Edited by | William Austin |
| Music by | Edward J. Kay |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Monogram Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 63 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot edit
Sach inherits a farm and the boys travel to it. They discover that their neighbors are the Smiths, who have feuded with the Joneses, of which Sach is one. They keep Sach's identity secret, and become friends with them. A gang of bank robbers arrive and hide out in the boys house. The Smiths arrive and, thinking the robbers names are Jones, begin shooting at them. The law arrives and takes the criminals away, but Slip accidentally says he is "Mr. Jones" and the Smiths begin shooting at him!
Cast edit
The Bowery Boys edit
- Leo Gorcey as Terrance Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
- Huntz Hall as Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones
- David Gorcey as Chuck (Credited as David Condon)
- Bennie Bartlett as Butch
Remaining cast edit
- Bernard Gorcey as Louie Dumbrowski
- Anne Kimbell as Ellie Mae Smith
- Dorothy Ford as Tiny Smith
- Paul Wexler as Luke Smith
- Robert Easton as Caleb Smith
- Lyle Talbot as Big Jim
Production edit
This is the first film where the gang consists of only four members, a size it would stay until the end of the series.
Home media edit
Warner Archives released the film on made-to-order DVD in the United States as part of "The Bowery Boys, Volume Three" on October 1, 2013.
References edit
- ^ Hayes, David (1984). The Films of the Bowery Boys. Secaucus, NJ: The Citadel Press. ISBN 978-0806509310.
External links edit
- Feudin' Fools at IMDb
- Feudin' Fools at AllMovie
- Feudin' Fools at the TCM Movie Database
- Feudin' Fools at the American Film Institute Catalog