1956 Allied Artists
Fighting Trouble is a 1956 American comedy film directed by George Blair and starring The Bowery Boys. It was released on September 16, 1956, by Allied Artists. The 42nd film in the Bowery Boys series, it was the first to feature Stanley Clements.
PLOT:
When Danny loses his job working for the New York Morning Blade, Sach and Duke visit the editor to ask him to give Danny his job back. They agree to get a photo of gangster Frankie Arbo for the paper, and try several disguises to catch Arbo off guard before finally deciding to pose as gangsters themselves.
THE BOWERY BOYS:
Huntz Hall as Horace Debussy "Sach" Jones
Stanley Clements as Stanislaus "Duke" Coveleskie
David Gorcey as Charles "Chuck" Anderson (credited as David Condon)
Danny Welton as Danny
ADDITIONAL CAST:
Queenie Smith as Mrs. Kate Kelly
Adele Jergens as Mae Randle
Tim Ryan as Ray Vance, editor
PRODUCTION:
With the departure of Leo Gorcey, Hall had become the series' main attraction; thus the group was renamed Huntz Hall and the Bowery Boys with this film. It also marked the first appearance of Stanislaus 'Duke' Coveleskie, played by Stanley Clements. Other cast changes include Queenie Smith taking over the role of landlady Mrs. Kelly, and the addition of Danny Welton in his only appearance as a member of the gang.
Both Hall and Clements had considerable input in casting the film. Hall coaxed both Adele Jergens and Tim Ryan out of retirement to lend support to his first lead, and arranged for Joe Downing (who had appeared in the original Dead End play two decades before) to appear as a shady hypochondriac. Clements recruited Danny Welton, who (under his real name, Myron Welton) had co-starred with Clements in the 1950 teen-gang drama Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang.
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FIGHTING TROUBLE
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