Private Eyes

"YOU'LL YOCK An YOWL...AS THOSE HALF-WIT HAWKSHAWS GO ON THE PROWL FOR A MISSING BLONDE MINX IN MINK!"

1953 1h 4m EN

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7.8

BANGER

★7.8TMDB · 5

Comedy

Synopsis

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After being punched in the nose, Sach finds out that he has the ability to read minds. Slip and the gang start up a detective agency try to cash in on Sach's new powers.

“YOU'LL YOCK An YOWL...AS THOSE HALF-WIT HAWKSHAWS GO ON THE PROWL FOR A MISSING BLONDE MINX IN MINK!”

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Cast

Leo Gorcey
Slip Mahoney
Huntz Hall
Sach Jones
Bernard Gorcey
Louie Dumbrowsky
Robert Osterloh
Professor Damon
Joyce Holden
Myra Hagen
William Phillips
Soapy
Rudy Lee
Herbie
William Forrest
John Graham

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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RUNTIME

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Tight 64-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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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 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: "YOU'LL YOCK An YOWL...AS THOSE HALF-WIT HAWKSHAWS GO ON THE PROWL FOR A MISSING BLONDE MINX IN MINK!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0046210 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

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

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 64-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 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: "YOU'LL YOCK An YOWL...AS THOSE HALF-WIT HAWKSHAWS GO ON THE PROWL FOR A MISSING BLONDE MINX IN MINK!".
8IMDB entry: tt0046210 — 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

Editing: John C. Fuller
Costume design: S. Kring
Makeup / hair: Norman Pringle
Runtime: 64 min · 1h 4m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Private Eyes (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!