David Gorcey

Pride of the Bowery (1940)

, 1h8
Réalisé par Joseph H. Lewis
Genres Drame, Comédie, Action, Aventure
Acteurs Leo Gorcey, Bobby Jordan, Ernie Morrison, Mary Ainslee, Donald Haines, David Gorcey
Rôle Peewee
Note59%

When Muggs (Leo Gorcey) refuses to train for the Golden Gloves match unless he has his own private camp in the country, Danny (Bobby Jordan) placates his pal by enlisting members of the Vassey Street Boys' Club in the Civilian Conservation Corps. Arriving at the camp, Muggs refuses to accept the authority of Allen (Kenneth Howell), the leader of the boys, and treats the facility as if it was his own private property. Later, Muggs has a chance to demonstrate his true nature when he risks his own life to save Al from being crushed by a falling tree. The camp captain praises Muggs for his courage, and as a reward, Muggs requests a boxing match with Al. Norton (Carelton Young), a small time boxing promoter, comes to watch the fight, which ends in a draw. Furious at the outcome, Muggs refuses to shake his opponent's hand, an act which earns the enmity of the other boys. When the captain (Kenneth Harlan) fails to remove the chip from Muggs' shoulder, his daughter, Elaine (Mary Ainslee), tries to reform him through kindness. Meanwhile, Willie (Bobby Stone), one of the boys, steals one hundred dollars from the camp cash box and confides to Muggs that he needed the money for his poor aunt. To get the money back for Willie, Muggs has Norton arrange a fight, and although he takes a beating in the ring, Muggs earns the one hundred dollars. While returning the money to the cash box, Muggs is caught and accused of theft. He refuses to inform on Willie, though and instead runs away. Danny then forces the truth from Willie, thus proving Muggs' true sportsmanship.

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That Gang of Mine (1940)

, 1h2
Réalisé par Joseph H. Lewis
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Comédie
Acteurs Leo Gorcey, Bobby Jordan, Ernie Morrison, David Gorcey, Donald Haines, Clarence Muse
Rôle Peewee
Note58%

Old horseman Ben (Clarence Muse) brings his beloved thoroughbred Bluenight to New York from Kentucky in hopes of developing him into a championship racer. Because the old man is down on his luck, the East Side boys offer to provide a makeshift quarters for Bluenight, and Algy Wilkes (Eugene Francis) persuades his father (Milton Kibbee) to put up the entrance fee for the horse. Muggs Maloney (Leo Gorcey), an aspiring but untested jockey, rides Bluenight in the race, but loses his nerve on the track, causing Bluenight to trail in the field. Seated in the stands is Morgan (Forrest Taylor), a respected trainer, who recognizes the horse's ability and urges Mr. Wilkes to race the horse with an experienced jockey. However, Muggs insists upon doing the riding, and his pals induce Mr. Wilkes to give him another chance. Complications arise the night before the race when Nick (Wilbur Mack), a crooked bookie, tries to sabotage Bluenight. The boys discover the plot and save the horse, but the next day, Muggs realizes that he cannot guide the horse to victory. With the use of his fists, he convinces jockey Jimmy Sullivan (Nick Wall) to take his place, and Bluenight finishes the race the winner.

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Call a Messenger (1939)

, 1h5
Réalisé par Arthur Lubin
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Policier
Acteurs Billy Halop, Huntz Hall, Hal E. Chester, William Benedict, David Gorcey, Robert Armstrong
Rôle J. 'Yap' Crawley
Note58%

Jimmy Hogan and his gang are caught robbing a post office. Jimmy is given a choice to either go to reform school or work as a messenger boy for the post office as punishment. Jimmy decides to be a messenger boy, and soon drags his pals into the job. The kids eventually enjoy their jobs, especially when their new boss, Frances O'Neill, turns out to be quite attractive.

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Au service de la loi (1939)

, 1h20
Réalisé par Josef von Sternberg
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Policier
Acteurs Wallace Beery, Alan Curtis, Tom Brown, Laraine Day, Fay Holden, Marc Lawrence
Rôle Punchy LePage
Note60%

Le fils d'un shérif essaye de suivre les traces de son père, mais est tellement violent qu'il se retrouve hors-la-loi.

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Off the Record (1939)

, 1h2
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame
Acteurs Pat O'Brien, Joan Blondell, Bobby Jordan, Alan Baxter, William B. Davidson, Morgan Conway
Rôle Reform School Inmate (uncredited)
Note59%

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Code of the Streets (1939)

, 1h12
Réalisé par Harold Young
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Policier
Acteurs Frankie Thomas, Hal E. Chester, Harry Carey, David Gorcey, William Benedict, Rita Quigley
Rôle Yap
Note55%

Convicted on circumstantial evidence, Tommy Shay (Paul Fix), a young product of the Front Street slums, is sentenced to die for the murder of police lieutenant Carson (Monte Montague). When Denver Collins (Marc Lawrence), Tommy's only alibi, mysteriously disappears, Tommy's younger brother Danny (James McCallion) and his gang of alley kids (The Little Tough Guys) determine to find a way to save Tommy from the electric chair. Lieutenant Lewis (Harry Carrey), Tommy's arresting officer, also believes that the boy is innocent and tries to get the case reopened. For his efforts, Lewis is demoted to patrolman, prompting his son Bob (Frankie Thomas), a radio bug with an ambition to become a detective, to initiate his own investigation by which he hopes to find the real murderer and reinstate his father.

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Little Tough Guy (1938)

, 1h26
Réalisé par Harold Young
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Policier
Acteurs Billy Halop, Robert Wilcox, Huntz Hall, Gabriel Dell, Bernard Punsly, David Gorcey
Rôle Sniper
Note60%

Johnny Boylan's (Billy Halop) father was sentenced to death for a crime that he was never fully proven to have committed. He and his family move to a poorer section of the East Side in New York City. His sister, Kay (Helen Parrish) resorts to dancing in a burlesque theater after she is fired from her job. Her former fiance, Paul Wilson (Robert Wilcox), still cares for her and wants to help her, but she avoids him because of the shame she is feeling.

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Little Tough Guys in Society (1938)

, 1h3
Réalisé par Erle C. Kenton
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Comédie
Acteurs Frankie Thomas, Hal E. Chester, David Gorcey, William Benedict, Mischa Auer, Mary Boland
Rôle Yap
Note59%

Madame Berry, d'une famille mondaine, fait appel à un psychiatre pour prendre soin de son fils Randolph qui présente un comportement antisocial et reste cloué au lit toute la journée. Le médecin détermine que si il s'exposait à d'autres jeunes d'une stature sociale moindre, il sortirait de sa coquille pour reprendre sa place dans la société.

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Newsboys' Home (1938)

, 1h13
Réalisé par Arthur Lubin, Harold Young
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Action, Policier
Acteurs Jackie Cooper, Edward Norris, David Gorcey, William Benedict, Edmund Lowe, Wendy Barrie
Rôle Yap
Note59%

When his father, a small town sheriff, is slain by a big city gangster, "Rifle" Edwards (Jackie Cooper) becomes a homeless vagabond, drifting from town to town. Arriving broke and hungry in a large metropolis, he seeks food and shelter at the Newsboys' Home, where the kids force him to fight an amateur bout with the champ, Danny Shay (Elisha Cook, Jr.), before he can eat. When Rifle knocks Danny out, the country boy is accepted into the gang of newsies. He goes to work selling the Globe, which is published by Howard Price Dutton (Samuel S. Hinds), the founder and benefactor of the home. When Dutton dies, his daughter Gwen (Wendy Barrie) becomes the new publisher. Globe reporter Perry Warner (Edmund Lowe) is in love with Gwen, but they quarrel over her ideas about turning the Globe into a highbrow paper. Perry warns Gwen that she will ruin the paper, but she is stubborn and refuses to listen.

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Prairie Moon (1938)

, 58minutes
Réalisé par Ralph Staub
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Western
Acteurs Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Tom London, Shirley Deane, Walter Tetley, David Gorcey
Rôle Hector Slick Barton
Note63%

Following a shootout with lawmen, cattle rustler Jim "Legs" Barton (William Pawley) with his dying words makes the local sheriff and childhood friend, Gene Autry (Gene Autry), promise to take care of things for him after he's gone. The next day, Barton's attorney, Arthur Dean, informs Gene that, as executor of the estate, he must look after Barton's three motherless boys. Gene sends his sidekick Frog Milhouse (Smiley Burnette) to Chicago to bring the children back, and then prepares the ranch for their homecoming, with the help of Peggy Shaw (Shirley Deane), the local schoolteacher. In Chicago, Frog locates the feisty boys, William "Brain", Clarence "Nails", and Hector "Slick" Barton, who are more than Frog can handle.

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