East Side Kids

East Side Kids

62 mins | Drama, Comedy, Thriller | Feb. 10, 1940

After living all his chilhood in the street, a young boy notices rapidly that crime doesn't pay and that´s why he decides to become a policeman. One day, one of his best friends go in prison for a murder he didn't commit. Immediately the policeman tries his best to release him and prove his innocence.

East Side Kids

62 mins | Drama, Comedy, Thriller | Feb. 10, 1940

East Side Kids
After living all his chilhood in the street, a young boy notices rapidly that crime doesn't pay and that´s why he decides to become a policeman. One day, one of his best friends go in prison for a murder he didn't commit. Immediately the policeman tries his best to release him and prove his innocence.
IMDb rating 5.5
Producers Monogram Pictures, Four-Bell Pictures
Original title East Side Kids
Directors Robert F. Hill
Writers William Lively

Cast

Leon Ames

as Pat O'Day

Dennis Moore

as Milton "Mileaway" Harris

Joyce Bryant

as Molly Dolan

Hal E. Chester

as Fred "Dutch" Kuhn

Harris Berger

as Danny Dolan

Frankie Burke

as Skinny

Vince Barnett

as Whisper

Dave O'Brien

as Knuckles Dolan

Ted Adams

as Schmidt

Maxine Leslie

as May

Robert Fiske

as Cornwall

Jack Edwards

as Algernon "Mouse" Wilkes

Jim Farley

as Police Captain Moran

Stephen Chase

as Joe

Fred Hoose

as Mr. Wilkes

Donald Haines

as PeeWee

Eric Burtis

as Eric

Edwin Brian

as Mike

Sam Edwards

as Pete

Frank Yaconelli

as Tony

Victor Adamson

as Street Vendor

Jimmy Aubrey

as Pedestrian

Rube Dalroy

as Witness

Robert F. Hill

as Man in Telephone Montage

Gertrude Hoffmann

as Old Lady in Montage

James Sheridan

as Apartment Tenant

Jack Tornek

as Pedestrian

Roger Williams

as Pedestrian (archive footage) (uncredited)