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64% Critic Match
East Side Kids
“It's gang war on the streets of New York...when a bunch of half-pint racketeers go "civic-minded' to put the skids under a crime czar!”
6.4 / 10• 1940• 1h 2m•NR• English
ComedyDramaThriller
Storyline
After living all his childhood in the street, a young boy rapidly notices that crime doesn't pay, leading him to become a policeman. One day, one of his best friends goes to prison for a murder he didn't commit. The policeman tries his best to release the friend by proving his innocence.
Cast & Crew
Leon Ames
Pat O'Day
Lead
Dennis Moore
Milton "Mileaway" Harris
Joyce Bryant
Molly Dolan
HE
Hal E. Chester
Fred "Dutch" Kuhn
HB
Harris Berger
Danny Dolan
FB
Frankie Burke
Skinny
Vince Barnett
Whisper
Dave O'Brien
Knuckles Dolan
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robert F. Hill's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. East Side Kids is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
