Bowery Battalion

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Bowery Battalion
Bowery Battalion.jpg
Theatrical poster to Bowery Battalion
Directed by William Beaudine
Written by Charles Marion
Bert Lawrence
Produced by Jan Grippo
Starring Leo Gorcey
Huntz Hall
David Gorcey
William Benedict
Cinematography Marcel LePicard
Edited by William Austin
Music by Edward J. Kay
Distributed by Monogram Pictures
Release date
  • January 24, 1951 (1951-01-24)(U.S.)
Running time
69 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Bowery Battalion is a 1951 comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring the Bowery Boys. [1] The film was released on January 24, 1951 by Monogram Pictures and is the 21st film in the series.

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Plot

The military is performing a practice air raid on New York City. Sach convinces the boys that it is real and they visit the recruitment office to enlist. Slip learns of their mistake and tries to stop them, but he is too late, as they have already joined, and Slip is also tricked into enlisting.

Louie tries to enlist but is rejected as he is too old. He had fought in World War I and had invented a "hydrogen ray" that did not work as intended. However, the army is using the plans for the ray as a decoy to capture spies at the base to which the boys have been assigned. The army reinstates Louie to use him as bait for the spies. He is kidnapped by the spies who try to force him to divulge the secrets of the ray. The boys come to his rescue and are rewarded with medals for bravery but are sent to the brig for leaving their posts to rescue Louie.

Cast

The Bowery Boys

Remaining cast

Home media

Warner Archives released the film on made-to-order DVD in the United States as part of The Bowery Boys, Volume Four set on August 26, 2014.

References

  1. ↑ Hayes, David (1982). The Films of the Bowery Boys. Secaucus, NJ: The Citadel Press. p. 112. ISBN   978-0806509310.
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