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Hold That Line

Hold That Line

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Hold That Line

"They're a RAZZLE DAZZLE RIOT as COLLEGIATE CUT-UPS!"

1952

1h 7m

7.0(2 votes)

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Comedy

Overview

The Bowery Boys are enrolled in a fancy college by a pair of rich snobs who think they can turn the Boys into classy guys. Sach becomes a football star, and is kidnapped by gangsters to keep him out of the big game.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Leo Gorcey

Leo Gorcey

Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney

Huntz Hall

Huntz Hall

Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones, a.k.a. Hurricane Jones

John Bromfield

John Bromfield

Biff Wallace

Veda Ann Borg

Veda Ann Borg

Candy Calin

Mona Knox

Mona Knox

Katie Wayne

Gloria Winters

Gloria Winters

Penny Wells

Taylor Holmes

Taylor Holmes

Dean Forrester

Bernard Gorcey

Bernard Gorcey

Louie Dumbrowsky / Morris Dumbrowsky

Gil Stratton

Gil Stratton

Junior

David Gorcey

David Gorcey

Chuck

Creative team

Directed by: William Beaudine
Written by: Tim Ryan
Charles R. Marion
Produced by: Jerry Thomas

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