Film

East Side Kids

1940 · 1h 2m · Comedy · Drama · Thriller

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!

IMDb

5.5

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.

Leon Ames

Pat O'Day

Dennis Moore

Milton "Mileaway" Harris

Joyce Bryant

Molly Dolan

Hal E. Chester

Fred "Dutch" Kuhn

Harris Berger

Danny Dolan

Frankie Burke

Skinny

Vince Barnett

Whisper

Dave O'Brien

Knuckles Dolan

Ted Adams

Schmidt

Maxine Leslie

May

Robert Fiske

Cornwall

Jack Edwards

Algernon "Mouse" Wilkes

Jim Farley

Police Captain Moran

Stephen Chase

Joe

Fred Hoose

Mr. Wilkes

Donald Haines

PeeWee

• Robert F. HillDirector
• William LivelyStory · Screenplay
• Sam KatzmanProducer

Release date

February 10, 1940

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 2m

Rated

NR

Genres

Comedy, Drama, Thriller

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