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Mr. Wise Guy

January 01, 1970

Mr. Wise Guy is a 1942 American film starring The East Side Kids and directed by William Nigh.[1]

Mr. Wise Guy
Directed byWilliam Nigh
Screenplay bySam Robins
Harvey Gates
Jack Henley
Story byMartin Mooney
Produced bySam Katzman (producer)
Barney A. Sarecky (associate producer)
Jack Dietz (producer)
StarringEast Side Kids
CinematographyArthur Reed
Edited byCarl Pierson
Distributed byMonogram Pictures
Release date
  • February 20, 1942 (1942-02-20)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot edit

In New York, the East Side youth gang, consisting of: Muggs McGinnis, Danny Collins, Glimpy Stone, Scruno, Skinny, and Peewee are falsely arrested on the wharf because the truck they are playing in was stolen. They are remanded to Wilton Reform School, where Muggs, the wise-cracking leader of the gang, is dubbed "Mr. Wise Guy" by the brutal guard Jed Miller.

Jim Barnes, the new warden, reassures Danny's older brother Bill, who has bad memories of the school from when he served as a guard there, that his testimony describing the place's cruelty eventually resulted in the dismissal of the former warden and the adoption of gentler rules. Bill is given a tour of the school by Barnes's secretary, Ann Mitchell, and later takes her out to dinner.

That night, while Bill buys cigarettes in a drugstore, escaped convict Luke Manning robs the place and murders the clerk. Manning takes Bill hostage in his car and forces him to lead the police on a chase. Manning escapes when Bill crashes the car, and Bill is later convicted of robbery and murder and sentenced to execution.

In the reform school, the boys have been battling with two toughs, "Rice Pudding" Charlie and Chalky Jones, but when Barnes witnesses Miller encouraging a fistfight, he demands Miller's resignation. Chalky tries to get the kids in trouble by informing Barnes of their plans to run away, but in an effort to establish a code of honor, Barnes punishes Chalky for being an informer.

When Muggs and his pals see newsreel footage of a man and woman accepting the winnings from a lottery, they recognize the man as Knobby, the driver of the stolen truck. They link Knobby to Manning based on information given to them by Charlie, who is Manning's nephew. Armed with information that could prove Bill's innocence, the boys escape from the reform school and go to the apartment of Dorothy Melton, the woman from the newsreel. The kids hold the pair, who had been planning to leave town with the lottery money which actually belongs to Manning, who was afraid of being seen. Manning appears at Dorothy's apartment to demand his money and hits Dorothy for double-crossing him with Knobby. Before the situation can worsen, the police arrive and arrest the criminals. Bill gets a reprieve from the governor, and Ann and the boys see him off as he reports for active military duty. Upon seeing Miller also being drafted, Bill tell his Sergeant to book him up for the guard house before Bill starts to beat up Miller while the boys are watching and cheering.

Cast edit

The East Side Kids edit

Additional cast edit

Production edit

Gabriel Dell's first East Side Kids film. Like Huntz Hall, Dell was simultaneously doing both this series and Universal's Dead End Kids and Little Tough Guys series. Unlike the Dead End Kids films, in most of Dell's East Side Kids films, he portrayed a villain, rather than a member of the gang.

References edit

  1. ^ Hayes, David (1982). The Films of the Bowery Boys. Secaucus, NJ: The Citadel Press. p. 65. ISBN 978-0806509310.

External links edit

  • Mr. Wise Guy at IMDb  
  • Mr. Wise Guy is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive

January 01, 1970
wise, 1942, american, film, starring, east, side, kids, directed, william, nigh, directed, bywilliam, nighscreenplay, bysam, robinsharvey, gatesjack, henleystory, bymartin, mooneyproduced, bysam, katzman, producer, barney, sarecky, associate, producer, jack, d. Mr Wise Guy is a 1942 American film starring The East Side Kids and directed by William Nigh 1 Mr Wise GuyDirected byWilliam NighScreenplay bySam RobinsHarvey GatesJack HenleyStory byMartin MooneyProduced bySam Katzman producer Barney A Sarecky associate producer Jack Dietz producer StarringEast Side KidsCinematographyArthur ReedEdited byCarl PiersonDistributed byMonogram PicturesRelease dateFebruary 20 1942 1942 02 20 Running time70 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 2 1 The East Side Kids 2 2 Additional cast 3 Production 4 References 5 External linksPlot editIn New York the East Side youth gang consisting of Muggs McGinnis Danny Collins Glimpy Stone Scruno Skinny and Peewee are falsely arrested on the wharf because the truck they are playing in was stolen They are remanded to Wilton Reform School where Muggs the wise cracking leader of the gang is dubbed Mr Wise Guy by the brutal guard Jed Miller Jim Barnes the new warden reassures Danny s older brother Bill who has bad memories of the school from when he served as a guard there that his testimony describing the place s cruelty eventually resulted in the dismissal of the former warden and the adoption of gentler rules Bill is given a tour of the school by Barnes s secretary Ann Mitchell and later takes her out to dinner That night while Bill buys cigarettes in a drugstore escaped convict Luke Manning robs the place and murders the clerk Manning takes Bill hostage in his car and forces him to lead the police on a chase Manning escapes when Bill crashes the car and Bill is later convicted of robbery and murder and sentenced to execution In the reform school the boys have been battling with two toughs Rice Pudding Charlie and Chalky Jones but when Barnes witnesses Miller encouraging a fistfight he demands Miller s resignation Chalky tries to get the kids in trouble by informing Barnes of their plans to run away but in an effort to establish a code of honor Barnes punishes Chalky for being an informer When Muggs and his pals see newsreel footage of a man and woman accepting the winnings from a lottery they recognize the man as Knobby the driver of the stolen truck They link Knobby to Manning based on information given to them by Charlie who is Manning s nephew Armed with information that could prove Bill s innocence the boys escape from the reform school and go to the apartment of Dorothy Melton the woman from the newsreel The kids hold the pair who had been planning to leave town with the lottery money which actually belongs to Manning who was afraid of being seen Manning appears at Dorothy s apartment to demand his money and hits Dorothy for double crossing him with Knobby Before the situation can worsen the police arrive and arrest the criminals Bill gets a reprieve from the governor and Ann and the boys see him off as he reports for active military duty Upon seeing Miller also being drafted Bill tell his Sergeant to book him up for the guard house before Bill starts to beat up Miller while the boys are watching and cheering Cast editThe East Side Kids edit Leo Gorcey as Ethelbert Muggs McGinnis Bobby Jordan as Danny Collins Huntz Hall as Glimpy Stone Ernest Morrison as Scruno uncredited David Gorcey as Pewee Bill Lawrence as Skinny Additional cast edit Gabriel Dell as Charlie Manning Bobby Stone as Chalky Jones Sidney Miller as Charlie Horse Billy Gilbert as Knobby Guinn Big Boy Williams as Luke Manning Douglas Fowley as Bill Collins Joan Barclay as Ann Mitchell Warren Hymer as Dratler Ann Doran as Dorothy Melton Jack Mulhall as Jim Barnes Benny Rubin as Second WaiterProduction editGabriel Dell s first East Side Kids film Like Huntz Hall Dell was simultaneously doing both this series and Universal s Dead End Kids and Little Tough Guys series Unlike the Dead End Kids films in most of Dell s East Side Kids films he portrayed a villain rather than a member of the gang References edit Hayes David 1982 The Films of the Bowery Boys Secaucus NJ The Citadel Press p 65 ISBN 978 0806509310 External links editMr Wise Guy at IMDb nbsp Mr Wise Guy is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mr Wise Guy amp oldid 1190973440, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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