Jalopy

"You'll Blow Your Gasket howling at these dizzy whizzes of the racing world!"

1953 1h 2m EN

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5.3

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★5.3TMDB · 7

Comedy

Synopsis

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Slip has entered the Boys' rattletrap car in a souped-up jalopy race, but has no chance of winning until Satch, with the aid of a scientist acquaintance, comes up with a chemical concoction that acts as a super-fuel; but a rival entrant in the race learns of this and tries to get the formula for himself.

“You'll Blow Your Gasket howling at these dizzy whizzes of the racing world!”

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Cast

Leo Gorcey
Terrence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Huntz Hall
Horace Debussy 'Satch' Jones
Robert Lowery
Skid Wilson
Jane Easton
Bobbie Lane
Leon Belasco
The Professor
Bernard Gorcey
Louie Dumbrowsky
David Gorcey
Chuck
Benny Bartlett
Butch

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: William Beaudine
Writers: Jack Crutcher, Tim Ryan
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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Fun facts 🍿

1 / 8

RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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73 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Leo Gorcey and Huntz Hall and Robert Lowery carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "You'll Blow Your Gasket howling at these dizzy whizzes of the racing world!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0045926 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

William Beaudine directs. William Austin 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.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Editor William Austin 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 Robert Lowery carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "You'll Blow Your Gasket howling at these dizzy whizzes of the racing world!".
8IMDB entry: tt0045926 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Editing: William Austin
Runtime: 62 min · 1h 2m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Jalopy (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!