Private Eyes (1953 film)
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| Directed by | Edward Bernds |
| Produced by | Ben Schwalb |
| Written by | Elwood Ullman Edward Bernds |
| Starring | Leo Gorcey Huntz Hall David Gorcey Bernard Gorcey |
| Music by | Marlin Skiles |
| Cinematography | Carl Gutherie |
| Editing by | Allan K. Wood |
| Studio | Allied Artists |
| Distributed by | Allied Artists |
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| Running time | 64 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Private Eyes is a 1953 comedy film starring The Bowery Boys. The film was released on December 6, 1953 by Allied Artists and is the thirty-second film in the series.
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[edit] Plot
Sach is punched in the nose by Herbie, a local kid who the boys know, and acquires the ability to read people's minds. Slip sees this as an opportunity to buy a detective agency and their first client is a beautiful blonde who is trying to escape from her connections with mobsters. She leaves behind a stolen mink coat and an envelope that would incriminate the mobsters. The mobsters, trying to get the envelope back, kidnap Herbie in the hopes to persuade the boys to return the envelope. Slip and Sach, after being tipped off where Herbie is being held, go their in disguise. They foil the mobsters plans and rescue Herbie.
[edit] Production
The film was made under the working title of Bowery Bloodhounds[1]
[edit] Cast
[edit] The Bowery Boys
- Leo Gorcey as Terrance Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
- Huntz Hall as Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones
- David Gorcey as Chuck Anderson (Credited as David Condon)
- Bennie Bartlett as Butch Williams
[edit] Remaining cast
- Bernard Gorcey as Louie Dumbrowski
- Rudy Lee as Herbie
- Joyce Holden as Myra
- Robert Osterloh as Professor Damon
- Emil Sitka as the patient in the wheelchair
[edit] References
- ^ Getz, Leonard (2006). From Broadway to the Bowery. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company.
