Mug Town
IT THRILLS! IT SOCKS! IT'S SWELL!
1942 | 59m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Ray Taylor |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Harold Tarshis, Lewis Amster, Charles Grayson, Brenda Weisberg, Henry Sucher |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 18, 1942 |
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| Director: | Ray Taylor |
| Writer: | Harold Tarshis, Lewis Amster, Charles Grayson, Brenda Weisberg, Henry Sucher |
| Genres: | Comedy, Action, Drama, Crime |
| Keywords | dead end kids, death of brother, racketeer, little tough guys |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: May 08, 2024 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Murray Alper | Shorty |
| Paul Fix | Marco |
| Ernie Adams | Thief |
| John Bagni | Detective #2 |
| Danny Beck | Man in Flophouse |
| Clara Blore | Hatchet-faced Woman |
| Ralph Dunn | Cop |
| Evelyn Cook | Girl |
| Paul Dubov | Waiter |
| William Forrest | District Attorney |
| June Gittelson | Matilda |
| William Gould | Detective #1 |
| William Hall | Bouncer |
| Sid Melton | Waiter |
| Eddie Parker | Motorcycle Cop |
| Syd Saylor | Drunk |
| Dan Seymour | Chef |
| John Sheehan | Manager |
| Napoleon Simpson | Singer |
| Harry Tenbrook | Railroad Bull |
| Johnny Walsh | Crap Shooter |
| Lee 'Lasses' White | Pirkle |
| Matt Willis | Bouncer |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Bernard B. Brown | Sound Director |
| Vera West | Costume Design |
| Paul Neal | Sound Engineer |
| Harold Tarshis | Screenplay |
| Jack Otterson | Art Direction |
| Edward R. Robinson | Set Decoration |
| Lewis Amster | Screenplay |
| Charles Grayson | Original Story |
| Edward Curtiss | Editor |
| Hans J. Salter | Music, Music Director |
| Brenda Weisberg | Screenplay |
| Henry Sucher | Screenplay |
| Eddie Parker | Stunts |
| Ray Taylor | Director |
| Harold H. MacArthur | Art Direction |
| Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Charles S. Gould | Assistant Director |
| Frank Skinner | Original Music Composer |
| Jack MacKenzie | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Ken Goldsmith | Associate Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 1 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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