Well, to be honest with you, I was expected to flip this one off as another boring Bowery Boys vehicle. But while watching this, I became quite enchanted with everything that was going on! Mugs (Leo Gorcey) is all set to become the amateur boxing champion. When a mafia fix of the event makes him miss the fight, Danny (Bobby Jordan) takes his place, and much to the disgust of the mafioso, wins! This puts Mugs in a bit of a jealous fix as he thinks Danny fixed the fight so that Mugs would be not able to compete just so he could win it.
The jealousy bug continues as they enter a jitterbug contest, and even though Mugs win, his partner is soon found out to be a professional dancer, and they are disqualified. Mugs is incensed, more so when Danny gets the prize instead! The movie reaches it's final zenith when Mugs finds out that Danny is joining another gang! Who? Why that little dirty double-crosser! Laugh all you want, but I found this movie touching, with the relationship between Bobby and Muggs especially. Bobby Jordan is especially good in this, you can feel he's totally growing out of gang life and becoming a man of his own (at least for this movie he was back for more in 4 other Bowery Movies that same year LOL). And Leo Gorcey!!!??! Who knew that guy was so talented?!? His dancing skills are so great here.
All in all a real surprise!
The jealousy bug continues as they enter a jitterbug contest, and even though Mugs win, his partner is soon found out to be a professional dancer, and they are disqualified. Mugs is incensed, more so when Danny gets the prize instead! The movie reaches it's final zenith when Mugs finds out that Danny is joining another gang! Who? Why that little dirty double-crosser! Laugh all you want, but I found this movie touching, with the relationship between Bobby and Muggs especially. Bobby Jordan is especially good in this, you can feel he's totally growing out of gang life and becoming a man of his own (at least for this movie he was back for more in 4 other Bowery Movies that same year LOL). And Leo Gorcey!!!??! Who knew that guy was so talented?!? His dancing skills are so great here.
All in all a real surprise!