Hold That Line

Hold That Line
Directed by	William Beaudine
Produced by	Jerry Thomas
Written by	Tim Ryan Charles R. Marion
Starring	Leo Gorcey Huntz Hall David Gorcey Bernard Gorcey
Music by	Edward J. Kay
Cinematography	Marcel LePicard
Edited by	William Austin
Production company	Monogram Pictures
Distributed by	Monogram Pictures
Release dates	March 23, 1952
Running time	64 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Hold That Line is a 1952 comedy film starring The Bowery Boys. The film was released on March 23, 1952, by Monogram Pictures and is the twenty-fifth film in the series.

Plot

The members of the local university's trust make a wager that anyone can make it through college if just given the chance. Because of this, they enlist the boys to attend the university to prove the theory. While the boys do not become academic scholars, Sach invents a "vitamin" drink that makes him invincible. They all join the football team and Sach becomes the star player, leading them to the big championship game. A local gambler sees an opportunity to make some money by kidnapping Sach and preventing him from playing. However, Slip and the rest of the gang rescue Sach and return him to the game. Unfortunately he does not have any more "vitamins", so Slip plans a ruse on the playing field that distracts the other team and allows him to score the winning touchdown. In the end, Sach cannot reproduce his "vitamin" formula, but he does produce a new concoction that allows him to fly!

Production

This is the first appearance of Gil Stratton, Jr. as a member of the gang, having taken over for William Benedict. Stratton was unhappy with idea of being a Bowery Boy, and as a result he tried to keep himself as inconspicuous in the films as possible; he often gave his dialogue to Leo Gorcey or Huntz Hall.^[1]

Cast

The Bowery Boys

• Leo Gorcey as Terrance Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
• Huntz Hall as Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones
• David Gorcey as Chuck (Credited as David Condon)
• Bennie Bartlett as Butch (Credited as David Bartlett)
• Gil Stratton, Jr. as Junior

Remaining cast

• Bernard Gorcey as Louie Dumbrowski & Morris Dumbrowski
• John Bromfield as Biff Wallace
• Taylor Holmes as Dean Forrester
• Veda Ann Borg as Candy Callin

Home media

Warner Archives released the film on made to order DVD in the United States as part of "The Bowery Boys, Volume Two" on April 9, 2013.

References

1. Hayes, David and Brent Walker (1984). The Films of The Bowery Boys. Secaucus, NJ: Citadel Press.

External links

• Hold That Line at the Internet Movie Database