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Jalopy (1953)

Movie"You'll Blow Your Gasket howling at these dizzy whizzes of the racing world!"
Audience Score
52
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NR 1 hr 2 minFeb 15th, 1953ComedyThe Bowery Boys Collection PosterPart of The Bowery Boys Collection
Slip has entered the Boys' rattletrap car in a souped-up jalopy race, but has no chance of winning until Satch, with the aid of a scientist acquaintance, comes up with a chemical concoction that acts as a super-fuel; but a rival entrant in the race learns of this and tries to get the formula for himself.
StarringLeo GorceyHuntz HallRobert Lowery
DirectorWilliam Beaudine

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:February 15th, 1953
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Monogram Pictures
Movie Tags:
bowery boysauto racingsuper speed

The Bowery Boys Collection

From Dead Ends to the East Side and finally landing in Louie's Sweet Shop in the heart of the Bowery (3rd and Canal, natch!), there was no stopping these Boys! When understudy Leo Gorcey joined the ensemble of teen thespians on stage for the Broadway hit "Dead End", Hollywood soon followed with William Wyler taking the troupe in toto for 1937's film version. Personifying the grit and heart of the kid gangs sprouting up in city slums, these little wise guys quickly stole the nation's heart. Ably anchored by the central pair of Huntz Hall and Leo Gorcey, the kids moved from "preachment" and crime pictures to straight up comedy as The Bowery Boys - and the rest is history as the boys capered through scores of pictures for over two decades!