Pride of the Bowery
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62% Critic Match

Pride of the Bowery

HE WAS A Tough Little Softie who swings straight from the heart

6.2 / 10 1940 1h 8mNR English
ActionAdventureComedyDrama

Storyline

Muggs is tricked into entering a Civilian Conservation Corps camp by Danny in order to get in shape. Muggs resists and battles with the camp captain and with other campers. He also becomes involved in trying to help one of his friends get out of trouble.

Cast & Crew

Leo Gorcey

Leo Gorcey

Muggs Maloney

Lead
Bobby Jordan

Bobby Jordan

Danny

Kenneth Howell

Kenneth Howell

Allen

Mary Ainslee

Mary Ainslee

Elaine White

BS

Bobby Stone

Willie

Donald Haines

Donald Haines

Skinny

David Gorcey

David Gorcey

Peewee

Sunshine Sammy Morrison

Sunshine Sammy Morrison

Scruno

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Joseph H. Lewis's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Pride of the Bowery is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker