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The Bowery Boys - Slip (Leo Gorcey), Sach (Huntz Hall), Bobby (Bobby Jordan), Whitey (William "Billy" Benedict) and Chuck (David Gorcey) - have collectively lost their hearts to up-and-coming singer Gloria (Gale Robbins), so when they learn that she has to put her career on hold to take care of her ailing mother, they're heartbroken - but also decide to do something to support her, and their idea is to have Sach participate in a public prizefight that would make them and thus Gloria $2,500. Sounds like a good idea apart from the fact that Sach isn't a boxer, and all the training Slip forces upon him amounts to very little. But then Slip meets a hypnosist (Ian Keith) who teaches him a trick or two, and now, using a special coin, Slip manages to turn Sach into a championship fighter. Thing is, Bull Laguna (Ben Welden), a prominent but crooked nightclub owner, wants Sach's opponent to win as he has placed a huge bet on him, and to not lose any money he has hired an actual championship boxer, Billy (Joe Gray). But even Billy wouldn't stand a chance against hypnotized Sach. So Bull hires a pickpocket (Danny Beck) to steal Slip's special coin and a counter-hypnotist (Sammy Cohen) to break the hypnotic spell. However, Gabe (Gabriel Dell), one of Bull's gang and Gloria's boyfriend, is hit by his conscience, and he wants to confess everything to the fight judges - when he's shot and injured. But that gunshot backfires on Bull and gang, and everything ends happily.

An ultimately pointless and yet pretty amusing comedy that shows the Bowery Boys' two leads Leo Gorcey and Huntz Hall in great form, and they're surrounded by a very able supporting cast. And the final setpiece, the prize fight, while drawn out a bit, features some really funny ideas. That said, a low budget and bland direction draw the whole thing down a bit, but it's still good for more than a few laughs.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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