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Bowery Bombshell (1946)

Slip (Leo Gorcey), Sach (Huntz Hall), Bobby (Bobby Jordan), Whitey (William Benedict) and Chuck (David Gorcey) unsuccessfully try to sell a dilapidated car to a street cleaner for a fabulous amount, so they can get enough money to save Louie's (Bernard Gorcey) Malt Shop. Sidewalk photographer Cathy Smith (Teala Loring) snaps a pictures of three bank robbers as they are fleeing a robbery but when the Bowery Boys and Cathy realize that Sach is also in the photograph, they break into the photo lab to destroy the negative, which might make the police think Sach was involved in the robbery.

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Top billed cast

Leo GorceyTerence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Huntz HallHorace Debussy 'Sach' Jones
Bobby JordanBobby
William BenedictWhitey
David GorceyChuck
Teala LoringCathy Smith
Sheldon LeonardAce Deuce Baker
Daun KennedyMaizie (as Dawn Kennedy)
James BurkeDetective O'Malley
Vince BarnettStreet Cleaner

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