Bowery Bombshell (1946): Cast
Bowery Bombshell is a 1946 comedy directed by Phil Karlson, starring Leo Gorcey as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney, Huntz Hall and Bobby Jordan. It runs 1 hour 5 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 5m (65 min)
- Director
- Phil Karlson
- Genre
- Comedy
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Monogram Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Bowery Bombshell About?
The premise of Bowery Bombshell without spoilers.
Slip (Leo Gorcey), Sach (Huntz Hall), Bobby (Bobby Jordan), Whitey (William Benedict) and Chuck (David Gorcey) try to sell a rundown car to a street cleaner to raise money and save Louie’s (Bernard Gorcey) malt shop. Photographer Cathy Smith (Teala Loring) snaps three fleeing bank robbers, only to see Sach in the picture. The Bowery Boys and Cathy break into the photo lab to destroy the negative before police can implicate Sach.
Bowery Bombshell Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- bowery boys series
- poverty row film
- garbage collector
- double feature film
- femme fatale
- scene of the crime
- grindhouse film
- investigation
- photo negative
- deception
- treachery
- cigarette girl
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- reprisal
- retribution
- violence
- vindication
- man dresses as a woman
- car
- malapropism
- reference to silas marner
- reference to thomas edison
- reference to socrates
- explosion
- reference to lady godiva
- reference to whistler's mother
- edward g. robinson impersonation
- reference to little lord fauntleroy
- punching a hole in a wall
- human bomb
- money
- malt shop
- street cleaner
- bowery
- photographer
- bowery boys
- evidence
- laboratory
- photo shop
- junk car
- cigar smoking
- two word title
- knitting
- gun moll
- slang
- double breasted suit
- criminal
- pickpocket
- police detective
- eyeglasses
- shawl
Bowery Bombshell Cast & Characters
Leo Gorcey leads the cast as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney, with Huntz Hall as Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones and Bobby Jordan as Bobby. Directed by Phil Karlson; 18 actors are credited in all.
- Director Phil Karlson
- Leo Gorcey as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
- Huntz Hall as Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones
- Bobby Jordan as Bobby
- William Benedict as Whitey
Also Starring in Bowery Bombshell
· 14 more- David Gorcey Chuck
- Bernard Gorcey Louie Dumbrowsky
- Teala Loring Cathy Smith
- Vince Barnett Street Cleaner
- Emmett Vogan Mr. Johnson
- Lester Dorr Feather-Fingers
- Eddie Dunn Police Officer O'Hara
- James Burke Detective O'Malley
- William Newell Detective Dugan
- Milton Parsons Professor Schnackenberger
- Sheldon Leonard Ace Deuce Baker
- William Ruhl Henchman Spike
- William 'Wee Willie' Davis Moose McCall (as Wee Willie Davis)
- Daun Kennedy Maizie (as Dawn Kennedy)
More from Phil Karlson
More films directed by Phil Karlson, best-rated first: Walking Tall, Framed, Ben and Hornets’ Nest.
Bowery Bombshell Also Known As
Also known as “Um Invento Engenhoso”.
- Also known as
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- Um Invento Engenhoso
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Bowery Bombshell FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Bowery Bombshell, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Bowery Bombshell?
Bowery Bombshell runs 1 hour 5 minutes (65 minutes).
When was Bowery Bombshell released?
Bowery Bombshell was released on July 20, 1946.
Who directed Bowery Bombshell?
Bowery Bombshell was directed by Phil Karlson.
More films by Phil Karlson Who is in the cast of Bowery Bombshell?
Bowery Bombshell stars Leo Gorcey as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney, Huntz Hall as Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones and Bobby Jordan as Bobby, among 18 credited actors.
Does Bowery Bombshell have a post-credit scene?
No. Bowery Bombshell has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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