Fighting Fools (1949)

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Leo Gorcey

Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney

Huntz Hall

Sach

Gabriel Dell

Gabe Moreno

Frankie Darro

Johnny Higgins

Lyle Talbot

Blinky Harris

William 'Billy' Benedict

Whitey
(as Billy Benedict)

David Gorcey

Chuck

Benny Bartlett

Butch

Bert Conway

Dynamite Carson, the Champ

Evelynne Eaton

Bunny Talbot
(as Evelynn Eaton)

Bernard Gorcey

Louie

Teddy Infuhr

Boomer Higgins

Ben Welden

Lefty Conlin

Dorothy Vaughan

Mrs. Higgins

Sam Hayes

Bill Rader, Sportscaster

Bill Cartledge

Fighter Joey Prince

Paul Maxey

Editor

Stanley Andrews

Boxing Commissioner

Director
- Reginald Le Borg
Writers
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Trivia
The thirteenth of forty-eight Bowery Boys movies released from 1946 to 1958.

Goofs
At the Higgins' apartment, Slip toasts Johnny with a glass of clear uncarbonated liquid. Satch says something stupid, prompting Slip to throw the liquid in his face. Satch licks his lips and says (probably ad-lib) "Cream soda," but cream soda is usually reddish-brown, which would look dark in a B&W film.

Quotes
Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney: [announcing a fight] All I can say is may the best gladiator submoige victorious. I thank you.

Connections
Followed by Hold That Baby! (1949)

Frankie Darro - Pride Of The Bowery

Frankie Darro, a child actor who reached screen prominence a few years before the Dead End Kids playing their kind of roles, joins with the Bowery Boys in this more serious entry in the Bowery Boys series.

The guys go into the fight managing business, especially after the middle brother of three Higgins brothers gets killed in the ring. Eldest brother Darro who was a former top ranked contender decides to make a comeback in the ring with Leo Gorcey as his manager.

The champion is managed by a crook played by Lyle Talbot who is not too squeamish about what tactics he uses to win a bout. But he can't seem to hire good help which is why the Bowery Boys outwit him in the end.

Huntz Hall gets a chance to shine in this one. The gullible and guileless Satch actually gets a chance to outwit two of Talbot's henchmen. Now can you imagine Satch outwitting anybody? What does that say about the help Talbot was hiring? You have to see the film to find out how Satch does it.

This is definitely one of the best Bowery Boys films, fans of the eternal slum kids should love it.