05 Jun 1942
Tough as They Come
The 'Dead End Kids & Little Tough Guys' are working as collectors for a finance company, when they discover the company's illegal activities and try to stop them.
Hell's Kitchen
WE'RE FIGHTIN' THE WHOLE WORLD... AND WE'RE TRYIN' TO FIGHT CLEAN!
A paroled convict's efforts to improve conditions at a boys' reform school alarm the school's corrupt warden, who has been embezzling funds from the institution. He hatches a plan to derail the reformed convict's efforts and have him sent back to prison, and part of that scheme involves cracking down hard on the reform school's inmates.
Top Billed Cast
Margaret Lindsay Beth Avery
Ronald Reagan Jim Donahue
Stanley Fields Buck Caesar
Billy Halop Tony Marco
Bobby Jordan Joel "Joey" Richards
Leo Gorcey Gyp Haller
Huntz Hall Bingo
Gabriel Dell Ace
Bernard Punsly Ouch
Frankie Burke Soap
Grant Mitchell Hiram Krispan
Frederic Tozere Mike Garvey
Arthur Loft Elmer Krispan
Vera Lewis Sarah Krispan
Robert Homans Hardy
Charley Foy Floogie
Raymond Bailey Whitey
Clem Bevans Mr. Quill
George Irving Judge
Ila Rhodes Maizie
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