East Side Kids

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After being falsely accused of a murder, a group of kids have to find the real killer in order to clear their name.After being falsely accused of a murder, a group of kids have to find the real killer in order to clear their name.After being falsely accused of a murder, a group of kids have to find the real killer in order to clear their name.

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5.5/10

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Leon Ames

Pat O'Day

Dennis Moore

Milton Franklin 'Mileaway' Harris

Joyce Bryant

Molly Dolan

Hal E. Chester

Fred 'Dutch' Kuhn
(as Hally Chester)

Harris Berger

Danny Dolan

Frankie Burke

Skinny

Vince Barnett

Whisper

Dave O'Brien

Knuckles Dolan

Ted Adams

Schmidt
(as Richard Adams)

Maxine Leslie

Robert Fiske

Cornwall - aka Robert Morrison

Jack Edwards

Algernon 'Mouse' Wilkes

Jim Farley

Police Capt. Moran
(as James Farley)

Stephen Chase

Joe - Detective
(as Alden Chase)

Fred Hoose

Mr. Wilkes

Donald Haines

PeeWee

Eric Burtis

Eric

Edwin Brian

Mike
(as Eddie Brian)

User reviews15

Featured review

7/10

The first was the best of the series

Officer Pat "Leon Ames" starts a junior police club to get the youth off the streets. Pat believes from experience that "idle hands leads to trouble" so he finds donors that give equipment for the youth to "hang out." Knuckles is now on death row for killing a cop but Pat believes he is innocent. So Pat recruits knuckle's brother Danny who is the leader of the east side kids to find the real killer. Counterfeiters somehow fit into the killing of the cop. An engrossing tale of this officer and the gang battling for the truth. Film is highlighted at the end by a chase to the death, but for whom?

When you hear East Side Kids you think of Leo Gorcey and Huntz Hall but this was made before their appearances and definitely is a better film. Kids that look the right age, good acting and a good plot make this film a worthwhile film to watch. An exceptional performance by Leon Ames.

jcholguin
Jun 4, 2001
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Trivia
David Durand is credited in casting call lists and the AFI Catalogue as "Dutch," 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, although his name does appear in the screen cast.

Goofs
Danny points out to Dutch that his Junior Police badge has his name on it, then the camera changes to show him turning over his badge to see his name on it.

Quotes
Pat O'Day: [worried about Danny] I've got to find some way to convince him that it's easier and a whole lot more fun to play cops than it is robbers.