Steve Bell, Tommy, Pig, Ape, and String are run of town. Steve, while hopping a freight card and trying to avoid the brakeman, is killed. The boys meet Steve's mother, Alice Bell and Tommy is given a job in the storage garage which she owns jointly with Mack Steward. Steve's brother Don Bell is working with some gangsters by tipping them off on valuable merchandise that can be hijacked. Pig, Ape and String overhear Don's plans to use Tommy as the fall guy in the next hijacking.
Title | Mug Town |
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Year | 1942 |
Genre | Drama, Action, Comedy, Crime |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | Universal Pictures |
Cast | Billy Halop, Huntz Hall, Grace McDonald, Bernard Punsly, Gabriel Dell, Edward Norris |
Crew | Russell A. Gausman (Set Decoration), Edward R. Robinson (Set Decoration), Ray Taylor (Director), Harold Tarshis (Screenplay), Henry Sucher (Screenplay), Lewis Amster (Screenplay) |
Keyword | dead end kids, death of brother, racketeer, little tough guys |
Release | Dec 18, 1942 |
Runtime | 59 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.00 / 10 by 1 users |