In ridding the area of muggers, the East Side Boys acquire a wealthy benefactor whose privileged son, unbeknownst to him, has fallen in with thugs.In ridding the area of muggers, the East Side Boys acquire a wealthy benefactor whose privileged son, unbeknownst to him, has fallen in with thugs.In ridding the area of muggers, the East Side Boys acquire a wealthy benefactor whose privileged son, unbeknownst to him, has fallen in with thugs.
William 'Billy' Benedict
- Skinny
- (as Billy Benedict)
Noah Beery
- Captain Mathews
- (as Noah Beery Sr.)
Herbert Heyes
- John H. Cortland
- (as Herbert Hayes)
Robert Greig
- Spevin - Cortland's Butler
- (as Robert Grieg)
Johnny Duncan
- Roy Cortland
- (as Johnnie Duncan)
David Durand
- Danny
- (as Dave Durand)
Buddy Gorman
- Stinkie
- (as Bud Gorman)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaThe Press and Pictorial Department of the Office of Censorship disapproved this picture for export because of its bad portrayal of America, citing the mugging scene, a rich boy participating in crime for excitement and poor police work.
- GoofsDavid Durand, Jimmy Strand and Buddy Gorman are billed on-screen as Danny, Pinkie and Stinkie respectively, but when Muggs introduces them to Louise, they're called Dave, Lou and Slug. Durand is called "Dave" also in another scene.
- Quotes
Glimpy McClosky: I'm not stupid!
Muggs McGinnis: No, you're not stupid, you just suffer from a shortage of corrugations on the cerebellum.
Glimpy McClosky: [oblivious] Oh, that's different.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Film Breaks: The Dead End Kids (1999)
Featured review
Million Dollar Kid was another enjoyable East Side Kids feature
In this East Side Kids entry, the gang help keep a wealthy man from being mugged and get use of his gym as the reward. They find out he has two sons and a daughter, all grown. One of those sons is in service, the daughter is supposedly engaged to someone also like that, and another of the sons is...Don't want to reveal too much here. Let's just say some reforming is warranted. Among returning players are Noah Beery Sr.-previously in Clancy Street Boys-playing a police captain and Pat Costello-Lou's brother, previously in Bowery Blitzkrieg-as one of the lowlifes. I liked this one very much especially when someone like Iris Adrian is featured. So on that note, Million Dollar Kid is well worth seeing. P.S. This was the first of the series not to feature Bobby Jordan, who was drafted, or Ernie "Sunshine Sammy" Morrison, who eventually left show business after one more film appearance. I'll mention what happened to him after I review that movie-Greenwich Village-in a few days...
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- Jul 7, 2015
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- Runtime1 hour 5 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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