Loose in London

"They're PANICS in PICCADILLY!...making merrie with the shapeliest plum in the royal pudding!"

1953 1h 2m EN

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5.9

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★5.9TMDB · 5

ComedyActionAdventure

Synopsis

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The Bowery Boys take on British crooks when one of them thinks he's inherited a title.

“They're PANICS in PICCADILLY!...making merrie with the shapeliest plum in the royal pudding!”

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Cast

Leo Gorcey
Terence Aloysius "Slip" Mahoney
Huntz Hall
Horace Debussy "Sach" Jones/Sir Horace
Bernard Gorcey
Louie Dumbrowski
Angela Greene
Marcia
Walter Kingsford
Earl of Washington
Norma Varden
Aunt Agatha
John Dodsworth
Sir Edgar Whipsnade
William Cottrell
Reggie

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Edward Bernds
Writers: Elwood Ullman, Edward Bernds
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 62-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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73 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Bowery Boys Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Edward Bernds, shot by Harry Neumann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor John C. Fuller shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Leo Gorcey and Huntz Hall and Bernard Gorcey carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "They're PANICS in PICCADILLY!...making merrie with the shapeliest plum in the royal pudding!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0046011 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Edward Bernds directs. Harry Neumann behind the camera. John C. Fuller cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 62-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
273 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "The Bowery Boys Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Edward Bernds, shot by Harry Neumann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor John C. Fuller shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Leo Gorcey and Huntz Hall and Bernard Gorcey carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "They're PANICS in PICCADILLY!...making merrie with the shapeliest plum in the royal pudding!".
8IMDB entry: tt0046011 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Harry Neumann
Editing: John C. Fuller
Runtime: 62 min · 1h 2m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Loose in London (1953)

Part of

The Bowery Boys Collection

From Dead Ends to the East Side and finally landing in Louie's Sweet Shop in the heart of the Bowery (3rd and Canal, natch!), there was no stopping these Boys! When understudy Leo Gorcey joined the ensemble of teen thespians on stage for the Broadway hit "Dead End", Hollywood soon followed with William Wyler taking the troupe in toto for 1937's film version. Personifying the grit and heart of the kid gangs sprouting up in city slums, these little wise guys quickly stole the nation's heart. Ably anchored by the central pair of Huntz Hall and Leo Gorcey, the kids moved from "preachment" and crime pictures to straight up comedy as The Bowery Boys - and the rest is history as the boys capered through scores of pictures for over two decades!