Ernie Morrison

Follow the Leader (1944)

, 1h5
Réalisé par Norman Taurog, William Beaudine
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Comédie, Action, Aventure, Policier
Acteurs Leo Gorcey, Ed Wynn, Huntz Hall, Ginger Rogers, Gabriel Dell, William Benedict
Rôle Scruno (dream sequence only) (uncredited)
Note60%

À leur retour de l'armée, Muggs et Glimpy apprennent que leur ami Danny a été mis en prison pour un vol qu'il n'a pas commis. Ils partent à la recherche des vrais voleurs, et tombent sur un nouveau membre du gang.

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Clancy Street Boys (1943)

, 1h6
Réalisé par William Beaudine
Genres Comédie
Acteurs Leo Gorcey, Bobby Jordan, Huntz Hall, Noah Beery Sr., Benny Bartlett, Ernie Morrison
Rôle Scruno
Note60%

Much to the dismay of Mugs McGinnis (Leo Gorcey), everyone in his East Side Kids gang (as well as the rival The Cherry Street Gang) gets to smack his rear end eighteen times in celebration of his eighteenth birthday. His mother Molly (Martha Wentwroth) then becomes distraught when she gets a letter from his "uncle" Pete Monahan (Noah Beery), a rancher friend of his late father, stating that he will soon visit them in New York. Molly explains to her only child that ever since his father lied to Pete that he had seven children, Pete has been sending birthday checks for each child. Pete is unaware that the McGinnises are so poor that they could never afford to return the checks.

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Ghosts on the Loose (1943)

, 1h7
Réalisé par William Beaudine
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Comédie, Comédie dramatique, Horreur
Thèmes Espionnage, Fantômes, Politique
Acteurs Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, Ernie Morrison, William Benedict, Stanley Clements
Rôle Scruno
Note50%

Une bande d'adolescents s'efforce avec difficulté d'organiser le mariage de Jack et de Betty. Jack a acheté une maison pour s'y installer avec son épouse après le mariage, le prix était inférieur à celui du marché en raison de rumeurs sur la demeure mitoyenne réputée hantée. Emil, un espion nazi, est furieux que Tony, l'un de ses comparses, ait vendu cette maison à Jack. Tony propose à Jack de la racheter, Jack accepte, Tony lui donne alors un carton portant son adresse où on peut le joindre en cas de problème : il s'agit de la maison "hantée". Jack se rend à l'hôtel avec sa jeune épouse et fait tomber le carton que lui a donné Tony. Les adolescents ramassent le carton et croient alors qu'il s’agit de l'adresse de la nouvelle maison de Jack et Betty. Ils vont s'empresser de la meubler en empruntant les meubles de la première maison. Sur ces entrefaits une autre voisine de la "maison hantée" a prévenu la police d'allers et venues bizarres chez ses voisins, elle prévient également Jack qui décide de s'y rendre afin d'en avoir le cœur net. Toutes ces péripéties troublent l'organisation du groupe nazi qui imprimait de la propagande hitlérienne dans les sous sols communicants des deux maisons.

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Kid Dynamite (1943)

, 1h6
Réalisé par Wallace Fox
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Comédie
Thèmes Sport, Arts martiaux, La boxe
Acteurs Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, Gabriel Dell, Benny Bartlett, Ernie Morrison
Rôle Scruno Jackson
Note58%

Le champion de boxe East Side Muggs répond à un défi lors d'un combat contre le champion West Side mais juste avant le match, il est kidnappé. Son ami Danny Lyons prend sa place et le combat, seulement pour faire croire à Mugs que Danny était responsable de son enlèvement.

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L'amour n'est pas un jeu (1942)

, 1h37
Réalisé par John Huston
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Romance
Acteurs Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Charles Coburn, George Brent, Frank Craven, Dennis Morgan
Rôle Black Man in Jail (uncredited)
Note72%

Stanley Timberlake s'enfuit avec Peter, le fiancé de sa sœur,Roy, la veille de leur mariage. Peter et Stanley se marient ensuite à Baltimore. Cependant, leur relation houleuse aboutit au suicide de Peter. Entre-temps, Roy n'ayant pas quitté le domicile familial, se rapproche de Craig l'ex fiancé de Stanley. Stanley de retour au pays après le suicide de Peter, tente de retrouver sa place dans le cœur de Craig. Sans succès. Un soir, ivre et folle de rage que Craig ne soit pas venu à un rendez-vous, celle-ci reprend sa voiture et heurte une mère et sa fille. Paniquée, elle commet un délit de fuite et laisse un jeune noir se faire accuser à sa place. Néanmoins, Roy n'est pas dupe et finit pas prouver la culpabilité de sa sœur. Stanley s'enfuit en voiture à l'arrivée de la police et trouve la mort dans un précipice.

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Let's Get Tough (1942)

, 1h2
Réalisé par Wallace Fox
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Comédie
Thèmes Espionnage, Politique
Acteurs Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, Gabriel Dell, David Gorcey, Ernie Morrison
Rôle Scruno
Note52%

Watching a military parade (stock footage from World War I), the gang decides to enlist in order to "kill a million Japs". Rejected by the Army, Marines, and Navy for being too young, the punks help the war effort by throwing fruit at a shop they believe is owned by a Japanese American. Confronted by him wielding a short sword, the gang decides to come back at night but find him dead. Their father figure Police Lieutenant "Pops" Stevens tell them they should be ashamed of themselves as Keno, the owner of the shop, was Chinese, an ally of America and that Danny should be especially ashamed as his brother is in the service.

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Mr. Wise Guy (1942)

, 1h10
Réalisé par William Nigh
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Comédie, Comédie dramatique, Comédie romantique, Romance
Acteurs Leo Gorcey, Bobby Jordan, Huntz Hall, Billy Gilbert, Ernie Morrison, David Gorcey
Rôle Scruno (uncredited)
Note57%

In New York, the East Side youth gang, consisting of Muggs McGinnis (Leo Gorcey), Danny Collins (Bobby Jordan), Glimpy Stone (Huntz Hall), Scruno (Ernest Morrison), Skinny (Bill Lawrence), and Peewee (David Gorcey), are falsely arrested on the wharf because the truck they are playing in was stolen. They are remanded to Wilton Reform School, where Muggs, the wise-cracking leader of the gang, is dubbed "Mr. Wise Guy" by the brutal guard Jed Miller (Dick Ryan).

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'Neath Brooklyn Bridge (1942)

, 1h1
Réalisé par Wallace Fox
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Guerre, Comédie, Romance
Acteurs Leo Gorcey, Bobby Jordan, Huntz Hall, Gabriel Dell, Ernie Morrison, Stanley Clements
Rôle Scruno
Note59%

This time around, the East Side Kids, a gang of well-meaning young rough-necks in New York, get pulled into a murder mystery. They manage to rescue a young girl by the name of Sylvia from her violent stepfather Morley's abuse. Soon after this the stepfather is killed by a gangster called McGaffey for interfering with his racketeering operation by stealing his money.

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Smart Alecks (1942)

, 1h7
Réalisé par Wallace Fox
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Comédie, Comédie romantique
Acteurs Leo Gorcey, Bobby Jordan, Huntz Hall, Gabriel Dell, Stanley Clements, Ernie Morrison
Rôle Scruno
Note56%

Hank Salko (Gabriel Dell), a member of the Eastside youth gang in New York, is initiated into the world of adult crime when two gangsters, Mike (Joe Kirk) and Butch Brocalli (Maxie Rosenbloom), hire him to stand watch while they rob a bank. When Hank tries to share some of his ill-gotten money with the East Side Kids, they suspend him from the club, and Hank is then arrested by Joe Reagan (Roger Pryor), the local policeman.

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Bowery Blitzkrieg (1941)

, 1h2
Réalisé par Wallace Fox
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Comédie, Policier
Thèmes Sport, Arts martiaux, La boxe
Acteurs Leo Gorcey, Bobby Jordan, Huntz Hall, Donald Haines, Ernie Morrison, David Gorcey
Rôle Scruno
Note60%

Two police officers patrolling the streets of New York City's Bowery discuss the lamentable fact that most of the young boys in the neighborhood will turn to crime and end up in jail. One exception, they agree, is Danny Breslin (Bobby Jordan), a young boxer who is studying economics and destined for success. While Danny's future looks bright, the future of his former best friend, Muggs McGinnis (Leo Gorcey), appears to hold little more than troubles with the law and juvenile probation. One day, when Danny learns that Muggs has been speaking poorly of his schoolteacher sister Mary (Charlotte Henry), he marches over to Clancy's Pool Hall, their favorite neighborhood haunt, and punches Muggs. The fight eventually turns into a pool hall riot, which results in Muggs's arrest. Officer Tom Brady (Warren Hull), Mary's sweetheart, believes that many of the boys can be reformed, and when he learns that Muggs has been involved in another fight, he tries to enlist Danny's help in determining the reason behind Muggs' propensity to fight. Danny surprises his mother, sister and Tom when he violently protests Tom's request, saying that he hates "coppers," and vows never to return to the police gym for his boxing practice. While Tom lays plans to reform Muggs by entering him as a fighter in the upcoming Golden Glove Tournament, Danny unwittingly gets involved with notorious thug Monk Martin (Bobby Stone). Unknown to Danny, Monk has used him to drive his getaway car in a grocery store holdup. After paying Danny for his "services," Monk manages to persuade him to quit school and join his racket. Meanwhile, Muggs, having made great strides at the Whitney reform school, goes to live with Tom and his mother (Martha Wentworth), much to the dismay of Mary, who promptly breaks off her relationship with Tom. Muggs eventually wins the respect of the entire neighborhood and earns the police department's sponsorship of his fight in the Golden Glove Tournament. So completely has Muggs given up his delinquent ways that he curses Monk when the racketeer offers him $1,000 to take a fall in the tournament fight. Later, after overhearing Tom's mother blaming his arrival for the break-up of Tom and Mary's relationship, Muggs becomes despondent and decides to move out. Just before the fight, crooked fight promoter Slats Morrison (Eddie Foster) plants the intended bribery money in Muggs's gear and tries to frame him. Danny, meanwhile, is wounded by Tom as he and Monk are caught fleeing from a robbery. Hospitalized and in desperate need of blood, Danny's life hangs in the balance until Muggs volunteers his blood and saves his best friend. Mary has a change of heart and returns to Tom, and Tom announces that Monk made a full confession before dying. Danny's family gathers around a radio and listens with pride as Muggs knocks out his opponent at the tournament. Following the fight, Slats and his boss Dorgan are arrested, and Tom and Mary look forward to their wedding.

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Flying Wild (1941)

, 1h4
Genres Drame, Thriller, Comédie, Comédie dramatique, Action
Thèmes Transport, Aviation
Acteurs Leo Gorcey, David Gorcey, Bobby Jordan, Joan Barclay, Ernie Morrison, Dave O'Brien
Rôle Scruno
Note54%

Un groupe de jeunes hommes qui travaillent dans une usine aéronautique commence à soupçonner qu'un médecin qui dirige un service d'ambulance aérienne est secrètement un espion transportant des informations secrètes de l'usine aux agents ennemis.

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Spooks Run Wild (1941)

, 1h5
Réalisé par Phil Rosen
Genres Comédie, Comédie horrifique, Horreur
Thèmes Fantômes, Comédie horrifique
Acteurs Bela Lugosi, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, Ernie Morrison, David Gorcey
Rôle Scruno
Note53%

Un groupe de délinquants sur le chemin du camp d'été est coincé dans une maison hantée.

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Boys of the City (1940)

, 1h8
Réalisé par Joseph H. Lewis
Genres Thriller, Comédie
Thèmes Fantômes
Acteurs Bobby Jordan, Leo Gorcey, Hal E. Chester, Frankie Burke, Ernie Morrison, Donald Haines
Rôle Scruno
Note56%

To escape the heat of the city and a court sentence for malicious mischief, the East Side kids agree to visit a summer camp in the Adirondacks. En route, their car breaks down and they are reluctantly given accommodations in the home of Judge Malcolm Parker (Forrest Taylor). The Judge, under indictment for bribery, has much to fear. His life, as well as that of his niece Louise (Inna Gest) has been threatened by a gang of racketeers; his companion, Giles (Dennis Moore), has accused him of embezzling Louise's fortune; and his sinister housekeeper, Agnes, blames him for the death of her mistress, Leonora. The Judge's fears are compounded when he meets Knuckles Dolan (Dave O'Brien), the boys' guardian, whom he had unjustly sentenced to death, only to have his verdict reversed and Knuckles exonerated. Later that night, when Louise is kidnapped and the Judge found strangled, Giles and Simp (Vince Barnett), the Judge's bodyguard, accuse Knuckles of the murder, but the boys capture Simp and Giles and determine to find the murderer themselves. Muggs (Leo Gorcey) and Danny (Bobby Jordan) discover a secret panel in the library wall and enter a passage where they find Louise's unconscious body and glimpse the figure of a fleeing man. Knuckles captures the man, who identifies himself as Jim Harrison (Alden 'Stephen' Chase) of the district attorney's office. Amid the confusion, the real killer takes Louise captive, but the boys track him down and unmask Simp. Harrison then identifies the bodyguard as the triggerman seeking revenge on the Judge. With the crime solved, the boys can finally leave for their summer camp.

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I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby (1940)

, 1h1
Réalisé par Albert S. Rogell
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Comédie, Musical
Thèmes Musique
Acteurs Broderick Crawford, Jessie Ralph, Johnny Downs, Peggy Moran, Gertrude Michael, Warren Hymer
Rôle Joe
Note64%

Mobster Mama McGann is about to be caught red handed while robbing a bank, but she manages to escape with the help of the naive songwriter Bob Gunther, who is clueless about the robbery. Since Mama has already stolen Bob's wallet during their very brief encounter, she is struck by guilt and decides to return the wallet as thanks for his help. Her son, Sonny McGann, is ordered to return the wallet and hand over a small reward to Bob. Sonny is not what you would call a typical gangster, having far too much artistic blood flowing in his veins. Instead of dreaming of inheriting Mama's business, he yearns to become a poet. He decides to create a song to his childhood sweetheart Sadie, a woman he hasn't met for ages, and in need of a songwriter, he kidnaps Bob to help him out. When Bob has finished writing the tune to Sonny's lyrics, and the song is recorded, Sonny forces the local radio stations and music stores to play it, threatening them with his henchmen. Bob tries to get away from Sonny by speaking his language, and pretends to be lovesick. He names a singer, Magda Delys, as the subject of his strong emotions instead of his real girlfriend Linda Carroll. Sonny decides to help out by forcing Magda to marry Bob, and arranges for a ceremony to take place. Before the wedding, Bob is kidnapped again, this time by Sonny's rival Big Foot Louie. Sonny tries to rescue Bob on his own, but when he gets to Louie's, Bob is already writing a love song for the gangster. Sonny and Louie start discussing a truce, and a possible musical business venture together, while Bob is forced by Sonny's goons to marry Magda. When Sonny comes back and interrupts the "ceremony" he finds that Magda in fact is his old school sweetheart Sadie. A double wedding is arranged, where Sonny marries Sadie, and Bob marries Linda.

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