Spooks Run Wild (1941)

Në tetor 24, 1941, Monogram Pictures released Spooks Run Wild starring the East Side Kids and Bela Lugosi. At this point in his career, Bela Lugosi was relegated to “B” kinema. He played in several films with the East Side Kids, which were all enjoyable if not exactly classic cinema.

Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall and Bobby Jordan play the leaders of the delinquent boys from New York City. The East Side Kids, also called the Dead End Kids and the Bowery Boys at different parts of their careers, started in feature films such as Dead End (1937) dhe Angels With Dirty Faces (1938) before moving into “B” film work for Monogram Pictures.

Në Spooks Run Wild, a counselor and lawyer in training have taken the East Side Kids to a mountain camp. Bela Lugosi plays Nardo, who also arrives in the rural town and takes possession of the old Bellingham Mansion. Mr. Bellingham was killed in the mansion ten years before. Nardo may also be the mysterious “monster killer” reportedly in the area.

Muggs, played by Leo Gorcey, sneaks out to see a girl in the town but is quickly joined by all his cronies. When the boys are crossing through a cemetery, a caretaker shoots at them grazing PeeWee. The boys take PeeWee to the nearby Bellingham Mansion, where Nardo tends to PeeWee. Megjithatë, the boys begin to suspect Nardo may be the “monster killer”. Is he?

Leo Gorcey is the most frequently associated actor with the East Side Kids franchise. Leo Gorcey was born in New York City on June 3, 1917 to Bernard Gorcey and Josephine Condon, both vaudeville actors.

Leo started acting early but his most frequent role was Muggs Malloy in 69 films in the Dead End Kids, East Side Kids and Bowery Boys film series. Për fat të keq, Leo Gorcey was known to live hard.

Gorcey married five times and was involved in a number of incidents like when he drove off two private detectives with a firearm after they tried to invade his home to collect on a marriage settlement. Gorcey died one day before his 52nd birthday on June 2, 1969. The cause of death was liver failure.

Spooks Run Wild (lidhje Filialin) runs about 64 minuta. I would rate the film 6 out of 10 stars. What do you think of the film?

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