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The East Side Kids were characters in a series of 22 films released by Monogram Pictures from 1940 through 1945. [1] The series was a low-budget imitation of the Dead End Kids , a successful film franchise of the late 1930s.
Independent producer Sam Katzman cashed in on the Dead End Kids' popularity by producing a low-budget imitation, East Side Kids (1940) with six juvenile actors, including Hally Chester who had appeared with individual Dead Enders in various films, and former Our Gang kid Donald Haines. The film was released by Monogram Pictures.
Articles related to the film series East Side Kids (1940-1945). Pages in category "East Side Kids" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.
East Side Kids is a 1940 film and the first in the East Side Kids film series. [1] It is the only one not to star any of the original six Dead End Kids. [2] The film was released by producer Sam Katzman. This was also his first project at Monogram Pictures, which he joined shortly after the folding of his company Victory Pictures.
Also appeared in the 'Dead End Kids and Little Tough Guys" films of Universal. He later appeared on All in the Family in a recurring role. Leo Gorcey was the only original Dead End Kid to only appear in the Dead End Kids films, East Side Kids and Bowery Boys. He was known for his diminutive stature, wise guy attitude, and frequent malapropisms ...
Now, with five of the original six Dead End Kids on the payroll, Universal revised the billing to read The Dead End Kids and Little Tough Guys. In total, the Little Tough Guys made 12 feature films, and three 12-chapter serials.