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22. Aug. 2006 · The film industry picked up the story and in 1937 released Dead End, which spawned 23 more years of films and serials featuring the Dead End kids and their offshoots, Little Tough Guys, East Side Kids and the Bowery Boys. This chronicle follows the street kids through the many assorted incarnations, shifting casts and studios. First the reader is introduced to how the original play and film ...
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In 1937, this was made into a movie, and Leo became one of the busiest actors for the next 20 years -- from 1937-1939 he starred in seven Dead End Kids movies, from 1940-1945 in 21 East Side Kids films, from 1946-1956 in 41 Bowery Boys movies. In 1939, Leo married 17-year-old dancer Kay Marvis, who appeared in four of his movies.
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.
Of all the film series in Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide, The Bowery Boys is probably the longest-running example that has gone through different phases while retaining the same cast members. I shall leave the discussion of the series' history to Mr. Maltin: Sidney Kingsley’s Broadway play "Dead End" was a superior drama that cast a critical eye on big-city tenement slums. When Samuel ...
1. Dead End (1937) Approved | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir. The lives of a young man, a young woman, an infamous gangster, and a group of street kids converge one day in a volatile New York City slum. Director: William Wyler | Stars: Sylvia Sidney, Joel McCrea, Humphrey Bogart, Wendy Barrie. Votes: 8,521.
7. Mai 2015 · The film industry picked up the story and in 1937 released Dead End which spawned 23 more years of films and serials featuring the Dead End Kids and their offshoots, Little Tough Guys, East Side Kids and the Bowery Boys. This chronicle follows the street kids through the many assorted incarnations, shifting casts and studios. First the reader is introduced to how the original play and film ...
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.
