Mug Town (1942)
IT THRILLS! IT SOCKS! IT'S SWELL!
Steve Bell, Tommy, Pig, Ape, and String are run of town. Steve, while hopping a freight card and trying to avoid the brakeman, is killed. The boys meet Steve's mother, Alice Bell and Tommy is given a job in the storage garage which she owns jointly with Mack Steward. Steve's brother Don Bell is working with some gangsters by tipping them off on valuable merchandise that can be hijacked. Pig, Ape and String overhear Don's plans to use Tommy as the fall guy in the next hijacking.
Director: Ray Taylor
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Crime
Runtime: 59 min
Release Date: December 18, 1942
Cast
- Billy Halop - Tommy Davis
- Huntz Hall - Pig
- Grace McDonald - Norene Steward
- Bernard Punsly - Ape
- Gabriel Dell - String
- Edward Norris - Clinker
- Virginia Brissac - Mrs. Bell
- Tommy Kelly - Steve
- Dick Hogan - Don Bell
- Jed Prouty - Mack Steward
Screenplay
- Harold Tarshis (Screenplay)
- Henry Sucher (Screenplay)
- Lewis Amster (Screenplay)
- Brenda Weisberg (Screenplay)
- Charles Grayson (Original Story)
Music: Hans J. Salter, Frank Skinner
Cinematography: Jack MacKenzie
Editing: Edward Curtiss
Production: Universal Pictures
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en
Keywords
dead end kids, death of brother, racketeer, little tough guys
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Mug Town about?
- Steve Bell, Tommy, Pig, Ape, and String are run of town. Steve, while hopping a freight card and trying to avoid the brakeman, is killed. The boys meet Steve's mother, Alice Bell and Tommy is given a job in the storage garage which she owns jointly with Mack Steward. Steve's brother Don Bell is working with some gangsters by tipping them off on valuable merchandise that can be hijacked. Pig, Ape and String overhear Don's plans to use Tommy as the fall guy in the next hijacking.
- Who directed Mug Town?
- Mug Town was directed by Ray Taylor.
- Who stars in Mug Town?
- Mug Town stars Billy Halop, Huntz Hall, Grace McDonald, Bernard Punsly, Gabriel Dell, Edward Norris.
- How long is Mug Town?
- Mug Town has a runtime of 59m (59 minutes).
- What genre is Mug Town?
- Mug Town is a Drama, Comedy, Crime film.
- Where was Mug Town produced?
- Mug Town was produced in United States of America.