The Bowery Boys run into a smuggling operation when Slip checks out a manor he mistakenly believes he's inheritedThe Bowery Boys run into a smuggling operation when Slip checks out a manor he mistakenly believes he's inheritedThe Bowery Boys run into a smuggling operation when Slip checks out a manor he mistakenly believes he's inherited
William 'Billy' Benedict
- Whitey
- (as Billy Benedict)
Benny Bartlett
- Butch
- (as Bennie Bartlett)
Hans Schumm
- Karl
- (as Andre Pola)
Gene Roth
- Capt. Franz Drum
- (as Gene Stutenroth)
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- Writers
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Did you know
- TriviaThe 11th of 48 Bowery Boys movies released from 1946 to 1958.
- GoofsWhen Captain Drum rows the smugglers into the cave, he makes a very lame attempt to moor the boat to a post. The rope unravels and falls into the water as he walks away, risking the rowboat floating away. A real ship's captain would not fail to tie a stable nautical hitch.
- ConnectionsFollowed by Trouble Makers (1948)
Featured review
"Would you mind informin' me as to what these uncouth characters are doin' tree-passin' on my private property?"
Another fun Bowery Boys picture from Monogram, the eleventh in the series. This one has Slip Mahoney mistakenly believing he's inherited a fortune from a wealthy uncle. So he packs up the Boys and heads to a secluded mansion to collect, only to get involved with smugglers. As usual with the series, it's a simple story but full of laughs. Leo Gorcey's malapropisms and Huntz Hall's rubberfacing buffoonery are on full display. The other Boys (William Benedict, Gabriel Dell, David Gorcey, and Bennie Bartlett) are all enjoyable. One of the best scenes in the picture has Slip taking inventory of the items he thinks he's inherited ("One baby piano, one mahogany coffee table -- twenty dollars for the both of 'em!"). No Louie the Sweet Shop owner in this one, unfortunately. Martin Kosleck makes for a fine villain. He had enough practice, playing a lot of villains throughout the '40s (usually Nazis). After this, he wouldn't appear in another movie for eight years. Paul Harvey is a treat as the other Terence Mahoney (yes, there is apparently more than one in the world). Amelita Ward provides the pretty. She would go on to marry co-star Leo Gorcey (it did not last happily ever after). Between the Boy's hijinks and a few 'old dark house' elements, this is an entertaining entry in the series. Not the best but far from the worst.
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- utgard14
- Feb 23, 2016
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- Runtime1 hour 6 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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