Master Minds (1949): Cast
Master Minds is a 1949 comedy horror film directed by Jean Yarbrough, starring Huntz Hall as Sach, Leo Gorcey and Alan Napier. It runs 1 hour 4 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 4m (64 min)
- Director
- Jean Yarbrough
- Original language
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English - After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Master Minds About?
The premise of Master Minds without spoilers.
The Bowery Boys find the chills electrifying when they encounter a monster. After Sach overindulges in candy, he falls into a trance that lets him foresee events. Slip tries to profit by promoting Sach as a carnival fortune‑teller, but a mad scientist kidnaps Sach for an intelligence‑switch experiment with the creature.
Master Minds Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- psychotronic film
- suit of armor
- reference to nostradamus
- box of candy
- reference to p.t. barnum
- slapped in the face
- sugar cube
- reference to little lord fauntleroy
- secret passageway
- reference to king arthur
- knocked unconscious
- metal bucket
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- reference to omar khayyam
- fainting man
- reference to the hope diamond
- personality swap
- doctor
- hallway
- mistaken identity
- man slaps a man
- alliterative title
- villain
- buddy comedy
- psychic abilities
- job
- old dark house
- escape from a cage
- breaking through a door
- character appears on front page of a newspaper
- brain transplant
- carnival
- trance
- experiment
- mad scientist
- monster
- manhattan new york city
- bowery manhattan new york city
- new york city
- gun
- bowery boys
- prophet
- blackmail
- toothache
- mansion
- personality change
- constable
- soda fountain
- candy
- gang
- nurse
Master Minds Cast & Characters
Huntz Hall leads the cast as Sach, with Leo Gorcey as Slip Mahoney and Alan Napier as Dr. Druzik. Directed by Jean Yarbrough; 16 actors are credited in all.
- Director Jean Yarbrough
- Huntz Hall as Sach
- Leo Gorcey as Slip Mahoney
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Alan Napier as Dr. Druzik -
Jane Adams as Nancy Marlowe
Also Starring in Master Minds
· 12 more- William Benedict Whitey
- Chester Clute Mike Barton
- Minerva Urecal Mrs. Hoskins
- Glenn Strange Atlas the Monster
- David Gorcey Chuck
- Benny Bartlett Butch
- Bernard Gorcey Louie
- Gabriel Dell Gabe Moreno
- Skelton Knaggs Hugo
- William Yetter Sr. Otto
- Robert Coogan Young Man
- Pat Goldin Father
More from Jean Yarbrough
More films directed by Jean Yarbrough: Hillbillys in a Haunted House, Footsteps in the Night, Hot Shots and Crashing Las Vegas.
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Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Spook Busters, The Master Mystery and The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters.
Master Minds FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Master Minds, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Master Minds?
Master Minds runs 1 hour 4 minutes (64 minutes).
When was Master Minds released?
Master Minds was released on November 27, 1949.
Who directed Master Minds?
Master Minds was directed by Jean Yarbrough.
More films by Jean Yarbrough Who is in the cast of Master Minds?
Master Minds stars Huntz Hall as Sach, Leo Gorcey as Slip Mahoney and Alan Napier as Dr. Druzik, among 16 credited actors.
Does Master Minds have a post-credit scene?
No. Master Minds has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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