Summary
The East Side Kids discover that one of their own, Danny, is torn between staying in school and becoming a boxer, and is getting mixed up with gangsters.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 45GoodWatch 50
IMDb6.1
Audience score29%
Running time
1 h 2 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 comedies, −38 min on the typical 100
typical 10062Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 53 countries
+43Released
1941
August 1, 1941
85 years ago
Genres
ComedyCrimeLanguage
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
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism21 of 21
Leo GorceyMuggs McGinnis
Bobby JordanDanny Breslin
Huntz HallLimpy
Warren HullOfficer Tom Brady
Charlotte HenryMary Breslin
Keye LukeClancy- BSBobby StoneMonk Martin
Donald HainesSkinny, red-haired kid
Sunshine Sammy MorrisonScruno
David GorceyPeeWee
Martha WentworthMrs. Brady
Jack MulhallCop at Prizefight with the Lieutenant- EFEddie FosterSlats Morrison
Dennis MooreDorgan- TCTony CarsonHenchman Dutch
- PCPat CostelloMuggs' Trainer
- DRDick RyanPolice Lieutenant
- BCBill CartledgeJohnny Ryan, Muggs' opponent (uncredited)
Minerva UrecalHead of Reform School (uncredited)
Jack ChefeHenchman Nick (uncredited)- JCJack CarrMilkman George (uncredited)
Directing · 3
- Wallace Fox Director
- Harry M. Slott Assistant Director
- Arthur Hammond Assistant Director
Writing · 4
- Carl Foreman Writer
- Sam Robins Screenplay
- Brendan Wood Story
- Donn Mullahy Story
Production · 3
- Pete Mayer Producer
- Sam Katzman Producer
- Ed W. Rote Production Manager
Camera · 1
- Marcel Le Picard Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Robert Golden Editor
Sound · 3
- Lew Porter Music Director, Original Music Composer
- Glen Glenn Sound
- Johnny Lange Music Director
Art · 1
- Fred Preble Set Decoration
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- East Side Kids (1940)
GoodWatch score 59Film 1
- Boys of the City (1940)
GoodWatch score 54Film 2
- That Gang of Mine (1940)
GoodWatch score 39Film 3
- Pride of the Bowery (1940)
GoodWatch score 40Film 4
- Flying Wild (1941)
GoodWatch score 58Film 5
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GoodWatch score 45Film 7
- Mr. Wise Guy (1942)
GoodWatch score 61Film 8
- Let's Get Tough (1942)
GoodWatch score 48Film 9
- Smart Alecks (1942)
GoodWatch score 57Film 10
- 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge (1942)
GoodWatch score 59Film 11
- Kid Dynamite (1943)
GoodWatch score 41Film 12
- Clancy Street Boys (1943)
GoodWatch score 61Film 13
- Ghosts on the Loose (1943)
GoodWatch score 40Film 14
- 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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