Solid Feature, & Also Interesting In Its Historical Context

Muggs is so unlikable and nasty, it's surprising this didn't kill off the franchise!

East Side Kids group sparkles with ad libbing.

Tom Brown, Gabriel Dell, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, and Florence Rice in Let's Get Tough! (1942)

Noah Beery Jr., Gabriel Dell, Ann Gillis, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, and Dave O'Brien in 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge (1942)

Bela Lugosi, David Gorcey, Leo Gorcey, Donald Haines, Huntz Hall, Ernest Morrison, Bobby Jordan, and Dorothy Short in Spooks Run Wild (1941)

Joan Barclay, Leo Gorcey, and Bobby Jordan in Flying Wild (1941)

Leo Gorcey, Bobby Jordan, and Clarence Muse in That Gang of Mine (1940)

Iris Adrian, William 'Billy' Benedict, Louise Currie, Gabriel Dell, Leo Gorcey, and Huntz Hall in Million Dollar Kid (1944)

Stanley Clements, Gabriel Dell, David Gorcey, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Ernest Morrison, Bobby Jordan, Roger Pryor, Maxie Rosenbloom, Bobby Stone, and Gale Storm in Smart Alecks (1942)

William 'Billy' Benedict, Gabriel Dell, David Durand, Leo Gorcey, Buddy Gorman, Huntz Hall, Bobby Stone, and Jimmy Strand in Follow the Leader (1944)

Mary Ainslee, David Gorcey, Leo Gorcey, Kenneth Harlan, Kenneth Howell, Ernest Morrison, and Bobby Jordan in Pride of the Bowery (1940)

Harold Huber, Sidney Toler, and Victor Sen Yung in Charlie Chan in Rio (1941)

Benny Bartlett, Pamela Blake, Kay Marvis, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, Wheeler Oakman, and Bobby Stone in Kid Dynamite (1943)

D'you ever think of joining another gang?

Not the outfit I'm talkin' about. They'll be glad to get ya. They will sooner or later. You'll be fightin' all kinds of bullies.

Worse. These bullies are called Japs and Nazis.

That won't be runnin' away, Danny. That's real fightin'.

Pamela Blake, Gabriel Dell, David Durand, Kay Marvis, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, and Ray Miller in Kid Dynamite (1943)

Vince Barnett, Pamela Blake, Kay Marvis, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, Wheeler Oakman, and Bobby Stone in Kid Dynamite (1943)

Leo Gorcey

Huntz Hall

Bobby Jordan

Paul Ernst

Gerald Schnitzer

Morey Amsterdam

When gamblers kidnap Muggs to throw a fight, friend Danny steps in and wins the scheduled boxing bout, leaving Mugs jealous, resentful and wrongfully suspicious.

Wallace Fox

Kid Dynamite

&quot;The East Side Kids&quot; Catch the Jitterbug

&quot;East Side&quot; boxing star &quot;Mr. Dynamite&quot; Leo Gorcey (as Ethelbert &quot;Muggs&quot; McGinnis) is kidnapped by thugs, in order to throw a championship fight to New York City&apos;s rival &quot;West Side&quot;. But fellow &quot;East Side Kid&quot; Bobby Jordan (as Danny Lyons) takes Mr. Gorcey&apos;s place, and wins the fight. Gorcey is convinced Mr. Jordan, who is dating his sister, had him waylaid on purpose. To make matters worse, Jordan wins a TKO over Gorcey in &quot;The East Side Amateur Jitterbug Contest&quot;, with pretty partner Pamela Blake (as Ivy McGinnis).

This is a poorly scripted entry in &quot;The East Side Kids&quot; series. Gorcey&apos;s &quot;Muggs&quot; veers too far away from his established character; especially, in the way he treats Jordan&apos;s &quot;Danny&quot;; yet, Gorcey and Jordan perform the roles well enough to make it work. The jitterbugging contest, with Huntz Hall (as Glimpy McGleavey) and his TALL partner, is a highlight. To beef up the team, Benny Bartlett (as Bennie Miller) and David Durand (as Joe &quot;Skinny&quot; Collins) join returning Ernest Morrison (as Scruno Jackson) and Bobby Stone (as Harold &quot;Stoney&quot; Stone). The film ends on a patriotic note.

***** Kid Dynamite (2/5/43) Wallace Fox ~ Bobby Jordan, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall

Kid Dynamite: This&apos;ll Be Brutal

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"East Side" boxing star "Mr. Dynamite" Leo Gorcey (as Ethelbert "Muggs" McGinnis) is kidnapped by thugs, in order to throw a championship fight to New York City's rival "West Side". But fellow "East Side Kid" Bobby Jordan (as Danny Lyons) takes Mr. Gorcey's place, and wins the fight. Gorcey is convinced Mr. Jordan, who is dating his sister, had him waylaid on purpose. To make matters worse, Jordan wins a TKO over Gorcey in "The East Side Amateur Jitterbug Contest", with pretty partner Pamela Blake (as Ivy McGinnis).

This is a poorly scripted entry in "The East Side Kids" series. Gorcey's "Muggs" veers too far away from his established character; especially, in the way he treats Jordan's "Danny"; yet, Gorcey and Jordan perform the roles well enough to make it work. The jitterbugging contest, with Huntz Hall (as Glimpy McGleavey) and his TALL partner, is a highlight. To beef up the team, Benny Bartlett (as Bennie Miller) and David Durand (as Joe "Skinny" Collins) join returning Ernest Morrison (as Scruno Jackson) and Bobby Stone (as Harold "Stoney" Stone). The film ends on a patriotic note.

***** Kid Dynamite (2/5/43) Wallace Fox ~ Bobby Jordan, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall

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