Fighting Fools

Fighting Fools (1949)Cast and Crew

Movie

Cast

L
Leo Gorcey
as Slip Mahoney
H
Huntz Hall
as Sach
G
Gabriel Dell
as Gabe Moreno
F
Frankie Darro
as Johnny Higgins
L
Lyle Talbot
as Blinky Harris
W
William Benedict
as Whitey
D
David Gorcey
as Chuck
B
Benny Bartlett
as Butch
B
Bert Conway
as Dynamite Carson, the Champ
E
Evelyn Eaton
as Bunny Talbot (as Evelynn Eaton)
B
Bernard Gorcey
as Louie
T
Teddy Infuhr
as Boomer Higgins
B
Ben Welden
as Lefty Conlin
D
Dorothy Vaughan
as Mrs. Higgins
S
Sam Hayes
as Bill Radar, Sportscaster
B
Bill Cartledge
as Fighter Joey Prince
P
Paul Maxey
as Editor
S
Stanley Andrews
as Boxing Commissioner

Crew

W
William Austin
Editor
W
William A. Sickner
Director of Photography
R
Reginald Le Borg
Director
G
Gerald Schnitzer
Screenplay
D
Dave Milton
Art Direction
E
Edmond Seward
Screenplay
R
Raymond Boltz Jr.
Set Decoration
B
Bert Lawrence
Screenplay
J
Jan Grippo
Producer
E
Earl Sitar
Sound Recordist
C
Charles Huber
Makeup Artist
H
Harry Lewis
Grip
L
Lloyd Garnell
Gaffer

The Bowery Boys Collection

From Dead Ends to the East Side and finally landing in Louie's Sweet Shop in the heart of the Bowery (3rd and Canal, natch!), there was no stopping these Boys! When understudy Leo Gorcey joined the ensemble of teen thespians on stage for the Broadway hit "Dead End", Hollywood soon followed with William Wyler taking the troupe in toto for 1937's film version. Personifying the grit and heart of the kid gangs sprouting up in city slums, these little wise guys quickly stole the nation's heart. Ably anchored by the central pair of Huntz Hall and Leo Gorcey, the kids moved from "preachment" and crime pictures to straight up comedy as The Bowery Boys - and the rest is history as the boys capered through scores of pictures for over two decades!