East Side Kids [1940]

Director:	Robert F. Hill
Writer:	William Lively
Composer:	Johnny Lange Lew Porter

Length:	60 minutes
MPAA Rating:	UR
Sorting Category:	Family

IMDB Rating:	5.8/10
Amazon Rating:	3.0/5 stars
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Classifications:

Comedy
Family
Drama
Romance

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50 Movie Pack Comedy Classics Collection

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Synopsis: A young street kid grows up and becomes a cop when he realizes that crime doesn't pay. One of his childhood friends is in prison for a murder he didn't commit.

Reaction: A bit more drama than comedy. Not heavy drama, but it's basically drama punctuated with scattered bits of humor.

Personal Rating: 4/10

Select Cast and Crew

Robert F. Hill	=>	Director
William Lively	=>	Writer
Johnny Lange	=>	Composer
Lew Porter	=>	Composer
Dave O'Brien	=>	Knuckles Dolan
David Durand	=>	Dutch (scenes deleted)
Dennis Moore	=>	Milton Franklin 'Mileaway' Harris
Donald Haines	=>	PeeWee - Danny's Gang Member
Edwin Brian	=>	Mike - Danny's Gang Member (as Eddie Brian)
Eric Burtis	=>	Eric - Crippled Boy
Frank Yaconelli	=>	Tony - Green Grocer
Frankie Burke	=>	Skinny - Danny's Gang Member
Fred Hoose	=>	Mr. Wilkes - Mouse's Father
Hal E. Chester	=>	Fred 'Dutch' Kuhn (as Hally Chester)
Harris Berger	=>	Danny Dolan
Jack Edwards	=>	Algernon 'Mouse' Wilkes
Jim Farley	=>	Police Captain Moran (as James Farley)
Joyce Bryant	=>	Molly Dolan
Leon Ames	=>	Pat O'Day
Maxine Leslie	=>	May - Mileaway's Moll
Robert Fiske	=>	Cornwall - aka Robert Morrison
Sam Edwards	=>	Pete - Danny's Gang Member
Stephen Chase	=>	Joe - Detective (as Alden Chase)
Ted Adams	=>	Schmidt - Pawn Shop Owner (as Richard Adams)
Victor Adamson	=>	Street Vendor ^(uncredited)
Vince Barnett	=>	Whisper - Mileaway Henchman

Random Trivia For This Title:

David Durand is in casting call lists as "Butch," the role played by Hal E. Chester, who was listed as "Buster," a character not in the film. Durand was not seen in the film at all.