And darn proud of it! BOWERY BUCKAROOS actually gave Leo Gorcey's real-life dad, Bernard (as Louie), a sizeable role, which he always wanted in the first place. Here sweetshop owner Louie stands accused of murdering an old mining partner, forcing the Bowery Boys to head west to right a terrible wrong! How Louie wound up in the west is shear poetic license, as he was supposedly a born and bread citizen of the Bowery! Go Figure! Behind the scenes, according to Gorcey, his dad was forever threatening to quit the series because his role was not big enough, and keep in mind that his son was EXECUTIVE PRODUCER! There's also the rather interesting footnote, according to one of the supporting players, that Gorcey would snag funny lines from other actors! Apparently, he got a dressing down for what he did. Did it stop him? Not quite. According to director Edward Bernds, who directed several of the Bowery Boys films in the 1950s, Gorcey took the lead and, with the lead, most of the laughs, of course splitting the winnings with co-star Huntz Hall. He later concluded that Gorcey, in his own way, was quite clever and kept the series running strong on one-liners and comedy. Lots of cowboys and Indians in this one, courtesy of Monogram Pictures, which aside from the Bowery Boys, made a fortune off its western production unit. Special guest stars include veterans Iron Eyes Cody, Chief Yowlachie (as Chief High-Octane!), western heavies Black Jack O'Shea and Bud Osbourne. Nice supporting role by series regular Minerva Urecal as Kate Barlow, a sort of "mature" Miss Kitty from GUNSMOKE! This, unfortunately, was Bobby Jordan's final appearance in the series, after seven years, beginning with the East Side kids in 1940. Jordan's roles grew increasingly smaller, as he was just about hanging around, so he decided to strike out on his own. Some biographers claim it was a mistake as his roles in other films were also minor, and he may have been typecast as being one of the Bowery Boys in the first place. Gabe Dell, likewise, went solo a few years later, however, he made it a point to re-direction his career, attending acting classes and made a successful return to Broadway and then back to Hollywood. Best of the best. You ain't seen nothin' yet UNTIL you see and "hear" Louie sing "Louie the Lout!" You're darn tootin'! One of about eight Bowery Boys series entries in Warner Brothers dvd box sets, which have noticeably gone down in price over the years as they can be quite expensive.