Bowery Bombshell

Bowery Bombshell
Bowery Bombshell
	Theatrical poster to Bowery Bombshell
Directed by	Phil Karlson
Written by	Edmond Seward; Victor Hammond; Tim Ryan
Produced by	Jan Grippo; Lindsley Parsons
Starring	Leo Gorcey; Huntz Hall; Teala Loring; Bobby Jordan; William Benedict; Sheldon Leonard; Wee Willie Davis
Cinematography	William A. Sickner
Edited by	William Austin
Music by	Edward J. Kay
Distributed by	Monogram Pictures
Release date	July 20, 1946 (U.S.);
Running time	65 minutes
Language	English

Bowery Bombshell is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Phil Karlson and starring the comedy team of The Bowery Boys.^[1] It is the third film in the series and was distributed by Monogram Pictures.

Plot

Sweet Shop owner Louie needs to raise $300. The Boys try to sell their jalopy to raise the money, but are unable to because the car falls apart when they try to show it to a prospective buyer. They decide to go to the bank and take a loan out on it, but just as they arrive the bank is robbed. The robbers bump into them and drop the bag full of the stolen money. As Sach picks up the bag to return it to the robber, Cathy, a photographer, takes his photo.

After trying unsuccessfully to get the photo back, it winds up on the front page of the newspaper and Sach becomes a wanted criminal. Slip pretends to be a notorious gangster, Midge Casalotti, in order to get the stolen money back and to clear Sach's name. In the end, Sach is cleared and the gangsters, led by Ace Deuce, are apprehended.

The film ends in an explosion, where a spare tire with the words, "Dead End" on it falls around the necks of Sach and Slip.

Cast

The Bowery Boys

Leo Gorcey as Terrance 'Slip' Mahoney
Huntz Hall as Sach
Bobby Jordan as Bobby
William Benedict as Whitey
David Gorcey as Chuck

Remaining cast

Bernard Gorcey as Louie Dumbrowski
Teala Loring as Cathy Smith
Sheldon Leonard as Ace Deuce
Wee Willie Davis as Moose
James Burke as Officer O'Malley
William Ruhl as Biff
Lester Dorr as Feather Fingers
Milton Parsons as Prof. Schnackenberger

Notes

First Bowery Boys film with former East Side Kid Buddy Gorman. He only has a small cameo as 'Bud' (the newsboy), but would become a regular member of the gang beginning with the film Blonde Dynamite.