Summary
The East Side Kids find a young girl in the apartment of a man who has just been murdered. Believing her to be innocent, they hide her in their clubhouse while they try to find the real killer. The killer, however, used a baseball bat as his murder weapon, and the bat has the fingerprints of one of the gang on it.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Kids
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 58GoodWatch 59
IMDb5.9
Audience score56%
Running time
1 h 1 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 comedies, −39 min on the typical 100
typical 10061Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 54 countries
+44Released
1942
November 20, 1942
84 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaRomanceWarLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalKidsPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism
and 15 more23 people
- Leo GorceyMuggs McGinnis
- Bobby JordanDanny Lyons
- Huntz HallGlimpy
- Gabriel DellSkid
- Noah Beery Jr.Butch
- Marc LawrenceMcGaffey
- Ann GillisSylvia
- Dave O'BrienSgt. Phil Lyons
Sunshine Sammy MorrisonScruno
Stanley ClementsStash- BSBobby StoneSkinny
- JRJack RaymondSniffy
- BWBetty WellsDancer
Dewey RobinsonCaptain- PMPatsy MoranMrs. Gimpy
Jack MulhallSergeant
Bud OsborneMorley- JAJ. Arthur YoungBright Eyes
Franklyn FarnumPoliceman (uncredited)
Jack KenneyKenny (uncredited)
Frank MoranMike - Bartender (uncredited)
Harry 'Snub' PollardSoup Customer (uncredited)
Betty SinclairDress Saleswoman (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Wallace Fox Director
Writing · 1
- Harvey Gates Writer
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GoodWatch score 59Film 1
- Boys of the City (1940)
GoodWatch score 54Film 2
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GoodWatch score 39Film 3
- Pride of the Bowery (1940)
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GoodWatch score 58Film 5
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GoodWatch score 57Film 10
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GoodWatch score 41Film 12
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GoodWatch score 61Film 13
- Ghosts on the Loose (1943)
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- Mr. Muggs Steps Out (1943)
GoodWatch score 70Film 15
- Million Dollar Kid (1944)
GoodWatch score 60Film 16
- Block Busters (1944)
GoodWatch score 70Film 17
- Bowery Champs (1944)
GoodWatch score 67Film 18
- Docks of New York (1945)
GoodWatch score 73Film 19
- Mr. Muggs Rides Again (1945)
GoodWatch score 66Film 20
- Come Out Fighting (1945)
GoodWatch score 69Film 21
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