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70% Critic Match
Kid Dynamite
“From the SATURDAY EVENING POST story, "THE OLD GANG," by Paul Ernst”
7.0 / 10• 1943• 1h 6m•NR• English
Comedy
Storyline
The East Side boxing champion Muggs answers a challenge to a fight against the West Side champ but just before the match he is kidnapped. His friend Danny Lyons takes his place and wins the fight, only to have Mugs believe that Danny was responsible for his kidnapping.
Cast & Crew
Leo Gorcey
Muggs McGinnis
Lead
Huntz Hall
Glimpy McGleavey
Bobby Jordan
Danny Lions
Gabriel Dell
Harry Wycoff
Pamela Blake
Ivy McGinnis
Benny Bartlett
Beanie Miller
Sunshine Sammy Morrison
Scruno Jackson
BS
Bobby Stone
Stoney Stone
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Wallace Fox's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Kid Dynamite is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
