The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters is a 1954 American comedy horror film directed by Edward Bernds and starring The Bowery Boys.[1] The film was released on June 6, 1954 by Allied Artists and is the thirty-fourth film in the series.
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| Directed by | Edward Bernds |
| Written by | Edward Bernds Elwood Ullman |
| Produced by | Ben Schwalb |
| Starring | Leo Gorcey Huntz Hall David Gorcey Bernard Gorcey |
| Cinematography | Harry Neumann |
| Edited by | William Austin |
| Music by | Marlin Skiles |
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| Distributed by | Allied Artists Pictures |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
In the film, the Bowery Boys want to ask permission to use a vacant lot as a place for kids to play baseball. They visit the family who owns the lot, but discover that it is a dysfunctional family. It consists of a mad scientist, a self-described vampire, an enthusiast of robotics, and the owner of a carnivorous plant. Two of them wish to use the boys for brain transplantation experiments, one wants to feed them to the plant, and one wants to feed on their blood.
Plot
editThe front window of Louie's Sweet Shop is a frequent victim of the local neighborhood kids' baseball games. The Bowery Boys think that a nearby vacant lot would be perfect for the kids to play ball, and keep out of trouble. Slip and Sach travel during a heavy rainstorm to visit the owners of the lot at their home on Long Island. As it turn out, the owners, all members of the same family, are completely insane.
Dereck, a mad scientist, wants a brain for his gorilla. His brother Anton wants a brain for his robot, Gorog. Their sister Amelia needs fresh meat to give to her man-eating tree, while their niece Francine is convinced that she is a vampire. Feeling that Slip and Sach are perfect for their personal needs, the family asks the duo to spend the night. The boys soon catch on to the family's schemes, causing a frantic chase through the house. Louie, Butch, and Chuck visit the home to search for Slip and Sach, and it is not long before they too get caught up in all the madness.
Cast
editThe Bowery Boys
edit- Leo Gorcey as Terrance Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
- Huntz Hall as Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones
- David Gorcey as Chuck Anderson (Credited as David Condon)
- Bennie Bartlett as Butch Williams
Other cast
edit- Bernard Gorcey as Louie Dumbrowski
- Lloyd Corrigan as Anton Gravesend
- Ellen Corby as Amelia Gravesend
- John Dehner as Dr. Derek Gravesend
- Laura Mason as Francine Gravesend
- Paul Wexler as Grissom, the butler
- Norman Bishop as Gorog, the robot (uncredited)
- Paul Bryar as Officer Martin (uncredited)
- Steve Calvert as Cosmos, the gorilla (uncredited)
- Rudy Lee as Herbie Wilkins (uncredited)
Home media
editWarner Archives released the film on made-to-order DVD in the United States as part of "The Bowery Boys, Volume Two" on April 9, 2013.
References
edit- ^ Hayes, David (1984). The Films of the Bowery Boys. Secaucus, NJ: The Citadel Press. ISBN 978-0806509310.
External links
edit- The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters at IMDb
- The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters at AllMovie
- The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters at the TCM Movie Database
- The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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