Kid Dynamite (1943)
From the SATURDAY EVENING POST story, "THE OLD GANG," by Paul Ernst
The East Side boxing champion Muggs answers a challenge to a fight against the West Side champ but just before the match he is kidnapped. His friend Danny Lyons takes his place and wins the fight, only to have Mugs believe that Danny was responsible for his kidnapping.
- Date of release
- 1943-02-05
- TMDB
- 6.7 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 6m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Wallace Fox
- Collection
- East Side Kids Collection
Casting
- Leo Gorcey — Muggs McGinnis
- Huntz Hall — Glimpy McGleavey
- Bobby Jordan — Danny Lions
- Gabriel Dell — Harry Wycoff
- Pamela Blake — Ivy McGinnis
- Benny Bartlett — Beanie Miller
- Sunshine Sammy Morrison — Scruno Jackson
- Bobby Stone — Stoney Stone
- David Durand — Skinny Collins
- Vince Barnett — Klinkhammer
- Daphne Pollard — Mrs. McGinnis
- Charles Judels — Nick
Interesting facts
Kid Dynamite is a 1943 American film directed by Wallace Fox and starring the East Side Kids. It was based on the 1942 short story The Old Gang by Paul Ernst and features additional dialogue by comedian Morey Amsterdam. The working title of this film was Little Mobsters.
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