Crazy Over Horses
Crazy Over Horses is a 1951 comedy film starring The Bowery Boys.[1] The film was released on November 18, 1951 by Monogram Pictures and is the twenty-fourth film in the series.
| Crazy Over Horses | |
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| Directed by | William Beaudine |
| Written by | Tim Ryan |
| Produced by | Jerry Thomas |
| Starring | Leo Gorcey Huntz Hall David Gorcey William Benedict |
| 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 | 65 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Louie is owed money by a stable-owner and sends Slip and the boys over to collect the debt. They return with a horse, My Girl, as payment. Local gangsters want the horse and switch their horse, Tarzana, for the gang's horse. They boys discover the ruse and the horses are switched several more times.
After the boys finally procure the real My Girl, Sach races her against Tarzana (the gangster's horse) and several others, ending with a photo finish in which My Girl beats Tarzana by a tongue. The gangsters quickly try to leave town before their boss finds them.
Cast
The Bowery Boys
- Leo Gorcey as Terrance Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
- Huntz Hall as Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones
- William Benedict as Whitey
- David Gorcey as Chuck (Credited as David Condon)
- Bennie Bartlett as Butch
Remaining cast
- Bernard Gorcey as Louie Dumbrowski
- Gloria Saunders as Terry Flynn
- Ted de Corsia as Duke
- Tim Ryan as Mr. Flynn
- Allen Jenkins as "Weepin' Willie"
Production
This was the first film that David Gorcey was credited under using his mother's maiden name, Condon.[1] It is also the return of Bennie Bartlett to the gang.
This was also the last appearance of William Benedict in the series. Benedict's reason for leaving the series was that "I suddenly decided I had enough, and it was getting a little rough doing 'em - emotionally. There was a lot of infighting going on and I said, 'I don't need this'".[2]
Home media
Warner Archives released the film on made-to-order DVD in the United States as part of "The Bowery Boys, Volume One" on November 23, 2012.
References
- ^ a b Hayes, David (1984). The Films of the Bowery Boys. Secaucus, NJ: The Citadel Press. ISBN 978-0806509310.
- ^ Getz, Leonard (2004). From Broadway to the Bowery. Jefferson NC: McFarland and Company, Inc.
External links
- Crazy Over Horses at IMDb
- Crazy Over Horses at the TCM Movie Database