Dig That Uranium

Dig That Uranium (1955)

They're on the trail of those CRAZY HOT ROCKS!

The boys buy a uranium mine out west, but when they get there they find that it's pretty much worthless. However, the local badmen are distrustful of these new strangers, and when they mistakenly get the impression that the mine is loaded with uranium, they hatch a scheme to get rid of the boys and take over the mine.

Date of release
1955-12-25
TMDB
4.2 / 10 (4)
Runtime
1h 1m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Edward Bernds
Collection
The Bowery Boys Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

Dig That Uranium is a 1956 American comedy film directed by Edward Bernds and starring the comedy team of The Bowery Boys, with veteran supporting players Raymond Hatton and Mary Beth Hughes. The film was released on January 8, 1956, by Allied Artists and is the fortieth film in the series. It was the last of eight Bowery Boys films directed by Bernds.

Production

This film marks the last appearance of Bennie Bartlett, who left the series, and Bernard Gorcey, who was killed in a car accident on September 11, 1955. Director Edward Bernds also left the series after the filming.

Production costs kept rising during the 1950s but the budgets stayed about the same because the films were sold to the exhibitors at fixed prices, and thus could generate only so much revenue. As a result, fewer supporting actors were hired for the series, and most of those were faded names.

Much of the picture was shot at Iverson's Ranch, the location for thousands of western features and TV shows over the decades. This gave the film a small veneer of authenticity, as did the casting of veteran cowboy sidekick Hatton as a grizzled old prospector.

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