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The archetypal Bowery Boys movie, which shows Huntz Hall and Leo Gorcey at their best.
Sach, in one of those Bowery Boy incidents, accidentally ends up singing strikingly like Bing Crosby. All the boys capitalize on his success and everything is honky dory until Sach decides he has forgotten where he came from and starts acting like a diva.
This series, although labelled "B," which it was, has a lot of humor, strong characterizations and is simply a lot of un. You will notice that it is a family affair, with Butch (or is it Chuck) played by David Gorcey and, of course, Louie Dumbrowski is Leo "Slip Mahoney" Gorcey's Dad, Bernard.
THe earlier series, the "Dead End Kids," was also very good, although those films have not aged as well given production techniques. That series, though starred Billy Halop and Bobby Jordan, in addition to Gorcey, Hall, and Gabe Dell. Jordan did appear in some Bowery Boy movies.
Sach, in one of those Bowery Boy incidents, accidentally ends up singing strikingly like Bing Crosby. All the boys capitalize on his success and everything is honky dory until Sach decides he has forgotten where he came from and starts acting like a diva.
This series, although labelled "B," which it was, has a lot of humor, strong characterizations and is simply a lot of un. You will notice that it is a family affair, with Butch (or is it Chuck) played by David Gorcey and, of course, Louie Dumbrowski is Leo "Slip Mahoney" Gorcey's Dad, Bernard.
THe earlier series, the "Dead End Kids," was also very good, although those films have not aged as well given production techniques. That series, though starred Billy Halop and Bobby Jordan, in addition to Gorcey, Hall, and Gabe Dell. Jordan did appear in some Bowery Boy movies.
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I watched "Casablanca" last night on the Movie Channel, once again yesterday. This movie gets better every single time I see it, which is about once a year.
It's cliché to say Bogart was wonderful but he is just so good. He is the ultimate of cool. Remember, he ran "The Rat Pack," originally, and Sinatra looked up to HIM. Like a basketball player who moves without the ball, Bogart's genius is in his face, his reactions, his eyes. The delivery of his lines is wonderful but he is so much more than that.
The other actors are equally wonderful and all the issues regarding the Nazis and the Resistance are planted throughout the movie and it is THIS that I pick up more on every time I see the film.
Claude Reins is at the top of his game and some of the bit players SZ Sakall, among them, are just excellent. Paul Henried and Ingrid Bergman are no slouches either.
Just a wonderful film watching experience.
It's cliché to say Bogart was wonderful but he is just so good. He is the ultimate of cool. Remember, he ran "The Rat Pack," originally, and Sinatra looked up to HIM. Like a basketball player who moves without the ball, Bogart's genius is in his face, his reactions, his eyes. The delivery of his lines is wonderful but he is so much more than that.
The other actors are equally wonderful and all the issues regarding the Nazis and the Resistance are planted throughout the movie and it is THIS that I pick up more on every time I see the film.
Claude Reins is at the top of his game and some of the bit players SZ Sakall, among them, are just excellent. Paul Henried and Ingrid Bergman are no slouches either.
Just a wonderful film watching experience.
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