East Side Kids

East Side Kids

It's gang war on the streets of New York...when a bunch of half-pint racketeers go "civic-minded' to put the skids under a crime czar!

NR 1940 · 62 min · ★ 6.4 · Comedy, Drama, Thriller

After living all his childhood in the street, a young boy rapidly notices that crime doesn't pay, leading him to become a policeman. One day, one of his best friends goes to prison for a murder he didn't commit. The policeman tries his best to release the friend by proving his innocence.

Directed by Robert F. Hill · Written by William Lively

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Boys of the CityBoys of the City · 1940
Boys of the City
★ 5.31940
MovieComedyMystery
Street kids get sent to the country, where they get mixed up in murder and a haunted house.
That Gang of MineThat Gang of Mine · 1940
That Gang of Mine
★ 5.81940
MovieComedyDrama
A street kid has dreams of becoming a jockey. He gets his chance when he and his gang discover a poor old man who has a championship race horse. The man agrees to let the boy ride his horse in a race, but first the gang must get enough money to pay for the race's entry fees.
Pride of the BoweryPride of the Bowery · 1940
Pride of the Bowery
★ 6.21940
MovieActionAdventure
Muggs is tricked into entering a Civilian Conservation Corps camp by Danny in order to get in shape. Muggs resists and battles with the camp captain and with other campers. He also becomes involved in trying to help one of his friends get out of trouble.
Flying WildFlying Wild · 1941
Flying Wild
★ 6.11941
MovieThrillerAction
A group of young men who work at an aviation factory begin to suspect that a doctor who runs an air ambulance service is secretly a spy transporting secret information from the plant to enemy agents.
Bowery BlitzkriegBowery Blitzkrieg · 1941
Bowery Blitzkrieg
★ 6.11941
MovieComedyCrime
The East Side Kids discover that one of their own, Danny, is torn between staying in school and becoming a boxer, and is getting mixed up with gangsters.
Spooks Run WildSpooks Run Wild · 1941
Spooks Run Wild
★ 5.11941
MovieComedyHorror
A group of delinquents on their way to summer camp get stuck in a haunted house.
Mr. Wise GuyMr. Wise Guy · 1942
Mr. Wise Guy
★ 6.61942
MovieComedyDrama
The gang is sent to the Wilton Reform School after they are unjustly convicted of stealing a truck. Bill Collins, brother of co-leader Danny, becomes involved in a killing and, while also innocent, is convicted and sentenced to death. Through a series of events, Muggs, Glimpy, Danny and the rest of the gang, learn that Knobby, a henchman of Luke Manning, knows something about the murder.
Let's Get ToughLet's Get Tough · 1942
Let's Get Tough
★ 5.31942
MovieComedyDrama
Rejected by the Army, Marines, and Navy for being too young, the punks help the war effort by throwing fruit at a shop they believe is owned by a Japanese American. Confronted by him wielding a short sword, the gang decides to come back at night but find him dead.
Smart AlecksSmart Alecks · 1942
Smart Alecks
★ 5.81942
MovieComedy
Danny helps to capture a wanted criminal and receives a $200 reward. However, he has a falling out with the gang when they believe he should share the money with them. Complications ensue when the crook that Danny helped capture escapes from jail and comes looking for him.
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge'Neath Brooklyn Bridge · 1942
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
★ 6.31942
MovieComedyDrama
The East Side Kids find a young girl in the apartment of a man who has just been murdered. Believing her to be innocent, they hide her in their clubhouse while they try to find the real killer. The killer, however, used a baseball bat as his murder weapon, and the bat has the fingerprints of one of the gang on it.
Kid DynamiteKid Dynamite · 1943
Kid Dynamite
★ 6.71943
MovieComedy
The East Side boxing champion Muggs answers a challenge to a fight against the West Side champ but just before the match he is kidnapped. His friend Danny Lyons takes his place and wins the fight, only to have Mugs believe that Danny was responsible for his kidnapping.
Clancy Street BoysClancy Street Boys · 1943
Clancy Street Boys
★ 6.61943
MovieComedy
Muggs' rich Uncle Pete is coming to visit. Unfortunately, Muggs' late father had bragged that he had seven kids, so Muggs recruits the members of the gang to pose as his family. Things turn sour, however, when a local mobster finds out about Muggs' deception and threatens to expose it.
Ghosts on the LooseGhosts on the Loose · 1943
Ghosts on the Loose
★ 4.21943
MovieComedyMystery
The East Side Kids try to fix up a house for newlyweds, but find the place next door "haunted" by mysterious men.
Mr. Muggs Steps OutMr. Muggs Steps Out · 1943
Mr. Muggs Steps Out
★ 8.01943
MovieComedy
Ordered by a judge to get a job, Muggs McGinnis is hired by wealthy Mrs. Murray, who has a penchant for picking up trouble-prone servants. At an engagement party for Mrs. Murray's spoiled daughter Brenda, Muggs enlists his pals as extra help.
Million Dollar KidMillion Dollar Kid · 1944
Million Dollar Kid
★ 5.91944
MovieComedy
In ridding the area of muggers, the East Side Boys acquire a wealthy benefactor whose privileged son, unbeknownst to him, has fallen in with thugs.
Follow the LeaderFollow the Leader · 1944
Follow the Leader
★ 3.81944
MovieActionDrama
Muggs and Glimpy, two East Side Kids in the army, return to their neighborhood, supposedly on furlough; actually, Muggs has been honorably discharged with a physical defect, but he tells no one of this. Danny, another East Side kid, is in jail because a large amount of medical supplies have been stolen from the warehouse where he works. Muggs see Spider, a new member of the gang, flashing a large amount of money around, and Muggs shrewdly turns toughie, boasting that he has a dishonorable discharge because of thievery. This leads Spider to confide in Muggs that he is the one who has been aiding in the theft of supplies from the warehouse, and he gets paid for the loot by Larry, operator of a nightclub where Muggs' sister, Milly, is an entertainer. Fingers, a henchman for Larry, kills Spider when he learns that Muggs has been let in on the operation. The police then suspect Muggs of killing Spider.
Block BustersBlock Busters · 1944
Block Busters
★ 8.01944
MovieComedy
Muggs, Glimpy and the rest of the Kids set about to Americanize affable young French refugee Jean Rogers. But after a disastrous baseball game, Jean is chased out of the neighborhood and told not to return.
Bowery ChampsBowery Champs · 1944
Bowery Champs
★ 7.31944
MovieComedyAction
Copy boys Muggs and Glimpy investigate a murder. They locate the ex-wife of the murdered man and become convinced she is innocent. They hide her from the police while they investigate.
Docks of New YorkDocks of New York · 1945
Docks of New York
★ 8.01945
MovieActionAdventure
The East Side Kids are pursued by killers seeking a stolen necklace.
Mr. Muggs Rides AgainMr. Muggs Rides Again · 1945
Mr. Muggs Rides Again
★ 7.01945
MovieComedyDrama
After having been framed by gamblers, Muggs is barred from riding in horse races. Snce he can no longer race, he takes up a collection so Ma Brown, who owns the horses won't have her stable foreclosed on. However, one of the gamblers involved in the frame falls for Ma Brwn's daughter, and decides to come clean and confess to the police about the frame. The other gamblers hear about it and set out to shut him up and discredit Muggs and Ma Brown once and for all.
Come Out FightingCome Out Fighting · 1945
Come Out Fighting
★ 7.51945
MovieComedy
The police commissioner asks some local street kids to toughen up his ballet-loving son.

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★ 10.01966
MovieScience Fiction
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Kelly of the Secret ServiceKelly of the Secret Service · 1936
Kelly of the Secret Service
★ 10.01936
MovieCrimeDrama
A secret apparatus that controls bombs by remote control is stolen from a laboratory. A federal agent is assigned to recover it, and his investigation leads him to a creepy mansion that is honeycombed with secret passage ways.
Shadows of the NorthShadows of the North · 1923
Shadows of the North
★ 10.01923
MovieWestern
Ben Darby and Pancake, his father, are owners of a mining claim in Northwest Canada. Ben goes to war, leaving Pancake to run the mine. During Ben's absence three claim jumpers take possession of the mine: one of the men is the father of Beatrice, Ben's sweetheart; another, a rival suitor. Pancake is murdered when he and Ben plot to regain the claim. Ben kidnaps Beatrice, resolving to obtain revenge through her. Ben finds that she knew nothing of the stolen claim and that her father was innocent of Pancake's murder. Ben then resolves to find the culprit and bring them to justice.
Idaho!Idaho! · 1925
Idaho!
★ 9.01925
MovieAdventureWestern
Frank Leon Smith's well-written story told of Carter's Creek, a bustling mining camp, and of how Beth Cameron (Rich) seeks to avenge the murder of her father (Frederick Vroom) by donning men's clothing and raiding the vicinity.
Law of the SaddleLaw of the Saddle · 1943
Law of the Saddle
★ 9.01943
MovieWestern
With his sidekick Fuzzy Q. Jones, Rocky Cameron rides into a small town plagued by cattle rustlers. He can expect no help from the sheriff as he is the head of the rustlers.
Melody LaneMelody Lane · 1929
Melody Lane
★ 8.01929
MovieDrama
A songwriter leaves his chorus girl sweetheart to join the US Army in WWI. In France he falls in love with French singer Madelon. He is crippled in action. Back in the States, his girl friend there leaves him. But Madelon can't forget him and comes to the USA to work there as singer. Per chance she meets the songwriter, and he is cured. Singing one of his love songs, he knows that he has found the right girl.
Whirlwind HorsemanWhirlwind Horseman · 1938
Whirlwind Horseman
★ 7.01938
MovieWestern
Ken and Happy, looking for their friend Cherokee, run into an outlaw gang led by Ritter who have been terrorizing the ranchers. Ken figures that one of the prominent citizens is the real boss and sets a trap to find him.
The More the MerrierThe More the Merrier · 1943
The More the Merrier
★ 6.91943
MovieComedyRomance
It's World War II and there is a severe housing shortage everywhere - especially in Washington, D.C. where Connie Milligan rents an apartment. Believing it to be her patriotic duty, Connie offers to sublet half of her apartment, fully expecting a suitable female tenent. What she gets instead is mischievous, middle-aged Benjamin Dingle. Dingle talks her into subletting to him and then promptly sublets half of his half to young, irreverent Joe Carter - creating a situation tailor-made for comedy and romance.
The Cat and the CanaryThe Cat and the Canary · 1927
The Cat and the Canary
★ 6.91927
MovieComedyHorror
A group of potential heirs gather in a forbidding old house to learn which of them will inherit a fortune. Later, they learn that a flesh-rending maniac is loose.
The Last WarningThe Last Warning · 1928
The Last Warning
★ 6.71928
MovieHorrorMystery
A story about a haunted old theater where an old Broadway play is being brought back despite threats from the ghost of a dead actor.
The Adventures of TarzanThe Adventures of Tarzan · 1921
The Adventures of Tarzan
★ 6.61921
MovieAdventureAction
Tarzan spurns the love of La, Queen of Opar. When he isn't trying to keep the Bolshevik Rokoff and Clayton (pretender to the Greystoke estate) from reaching Opar, he is attacked simultaneously by two lions, dropped into a pit when a volcano splits the ground, nearly sacrificed by sun worshipers, and so on.
Inside InformationInside Information · 1934
Inside Information
★ 6.51934
MovieCrimeAction
Lloyd Wilson, trusted employee of an investment firm, is suspected of theft when $20,000 in security bonds is stolen from his office. Tarzan, the Famous Police Dog, has an intuitive dislike of an apparently respectable citizen, and this leads Wilson and the police to the gang headquarters. Tarzan wins a public citation for his leading part in breaking the case against a desperate gang of criminals.
Good Luck, Mr. YatesGood Luck, Mr. Yates · 1943
Good Luck, Mr. Yates
★ 6.51943
MovieWarDrama
A 4F military school teacher's lie about being accepted for active duty causes problems on the home front.
Flash Gordon's Trip to MarsFlash Gordon's Trip to Mars · 1938
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
★ 6.31938
MovieScience FictionAction
When a deadly Nitron ray strikes Earth, Flash Gordon and his friends travel to Mars to battle Ming the Merciless and his new ally Queen Azura.
Flying FistsFlying Fists · 1937
Flying Fists
★ 6.01937
MovieActionAdventure
A lumberjack knocks out a champion boxer in a brawl, gets drawn into the boxing world where he is unknowingly set up for a fixed fight.
Son of DraculaSon of Dracula · 1943
Son of Dracula
★ 5.81943
MovieHorror
Carpathian Count Alucard is invited to the U.S. by a young heiress. Her boyfriend and local officials are suspicious of the newcomer, who is interested in the "virile" soil of the new world.

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