United States / Mar 01, 1943 / NR
THE DEAD END KIDS think their way out of trouble!
1h 0min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
A gang of tough street kids decide to go straight and get jobs in order to free draft-age men for the war effort. However, because of their past tangles with the law, they can't find anybody who'll hire them. Finally one of them gets a job at the department store where his sister works, but runs afoul of a store executive who is in league with a ring of hijackers.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Don Porter | Jerry |
| Shemp Howard | Binky |
| Samuel S. Hinds | Carruthers |
| Mary Gordon | Mrs. Banning |
| Milburn Stone | Duke Redman |
| Joan Marsh | Lola |
| Ernie Adams | Dugan |
| Wade Boteler | Police Sergeant |
| Roy Brent | Waiter |
| Dick Chandlee | Sammy |
| Cliff Clark | Macklin |
| Caroline Frances Cooke | Languid Customer |
| Joseph Crehan | Detective Sergeant |
| Jimmie Dodd | Shorty |
| David Durand | Bingo |
| Fern Emmett | Lady in 'poiple' |
| Ben Erway | Sharkey |
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| Alice Fleming | Matron |
| Jane Frazee | Star of Movie House Film |
| William Gould | First Detective |
| Robert F. Hill | Personnel Manager |
| Harry Holman | Fat Man |
| Arthur Hoyt | Mr. Quink |
| Lew Kelly | Jailer |
| Milton Kibbee | McGann |
| Sidney Kibrick | Kid at Meeting |
| Joe King | Scott |
| Rex Lease | Personnel Manager |
| Mira McKinney | Customer |
| Paul McVey | Mr. Meecham |
| Peter Michael | Young Lover |
| Howard M. Mitchell | Personnel Manager |
| Frank O'Connor | Second Detective |
| Robert Paige | Star of Movie House Film |
| Joey Ray | Thug |
| Janet Shaw | Young Girl |
| Jack C. Smith | Policeman |
| Robert Spencer | Mike |
| Minerva Urecal | Miss Billings |
| Dorothy Vaughan | Mrs. Meegan |
| Johnny Walsh | First Student |
| Anthony Warde | Thug |
Genres
ActionAdventureComedyCrimeDramaRomanceWar
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Keep 'Em Slugging |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Universal Pictures |
| Release date | 1 marzo 1943 |
| Production | Ben Pivar |
| Writer | Brenda Weisberg, Edward Handler, Robert Gordon |
| Editing | Ray Snyder |
| Cinematography | William A. Sickner |
| Assistant directors | Gil Valle, Christy Cabanne |
| Camera operators | William A. Sickner |
| Additional photography | William A. Sickner |
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| Production design | Ralph M. DeLacy, Russell A. Gausman, John B. Goodman, Edward R. Robinson |
| Art direction | Ralph M. DeLacy, John B. Goodman, Russell A. Gausman, Edward R. Robinson |
| Set decoration | Russell A. Gausman, Edward R. Robinson, Ralph M. DeLacy, John B. Goodman |
| Music | Hans J. Salter, Ralph Freed, Frank Skinner, Paul Neal, Bernard B. Brown |
| Sound | Hans J. Salter, Paul Neal, Ralph Freed, Frank Skinner, Bernard B. Brown |
| Costume design | Vera West |
| Makeup | Vera West |
| Hairstyling | Vera West |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Sweden / Jan 31, 1944
Portugal / Nov 04, 1946
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