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THE CHILLS WILL ELECTRIFY YOU When The Bowery Boys Meet The Monster.
1949 · 64 min · ★ 6.4 · Comedy, Horror
When Sach eats too much sugar, he goes into a trance whereby he's able to predict the future. Slip tries to make some money off of Sach by using him as a fortune teller in a carnival, until a mad scientist kidnaps Sach to use him in an intelligence-switching experiment with a monster.
Directed by Jean Yarbrough · Written by Charles R. Marion
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Leo Gorcey Slip Mahoney -
Huntz Hall Sach -
Gabriel Dell Gabe Moreno -
Alan Napier Dr. Druzik -
Jane Adams Nancy Marlowe -
William Benedict Whitey -
Bernard Gorcey Louie -
Glenn Strange Atlas the Monster -
Benny Bartlett Butch -
David Gorcey Chuck -
Skelton Knaggs Hugo - W William Yetter Sr. Otto
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