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The last Bowery Boys movie produced by Jan Grippo, LET’S GO NAVY! is also one of the series’ best and a worthy follow-up to the previous film, GHOST CHASERS. Slip (Leo Gorcey), Sach (Huntz Hall), Whitey (William Benedict), Butch (Buddy Gorman), and Chuck (David Gorcey) enlist in order to track down the two sailors who mugged Slip and Sach ...
- William Beaudine
- Monogram Pictures
Many of these films, including Ghost Chasers, were directed by William Beaudine, one of the most prolific directors in Hollywood history. Of the six pictures he directed in 1951 alone, four were Bowery Boys titles. These were very much B films, shot in six days apiece, and Beaudine knew how to make them quickly and efficiently.
After working at the Samuel Goldwyn Company, Warner Bros. and Universal, the troupe moved to the much lower budget Monogram Pictures. Leo Gorcey's agent, Jan Grippo, became producer of the series and renamed them "The Bowery Boys." Not surprisingly, he put Gorcey out front as the leader, with Hall as lead supporting actor.
- William Beaudine, Eddie Davis
- Leo Gorcey
When a messenger mistakenly delivers a letter to Slip, he and fellow office cleaner Sach (Bowery Boys) are under the mistaken impression that they've inherited a mansion on Long Island. However ...
- Comedy
- Bowery Boys
- William Beaudine
Jordan dropped out of the series in 1947, and Gorcey left in 1956, after his father Bernard, who appeared in most of the films as "Louie," the proprietor of the gang's soda fountain hangout, died. January Grippo produced the series and William Beaudine directed many of the pictures.
- Phil Karlson, Doc Joos
- Leo Gorcey
The Bowery Boys are helped by a friendly apparition when a phony spiritualist invades the neighborhood. Director William Beaudine Producer Jan Grippo Screenwriter Charles R. Marion Distributor ...
- Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
Jan Grippo, Leo Gorcey’s agent, takes producer, executive producer, and story credit, and the notorious One-Shot William Beaudine directed the Boys’ fifth (!) release of 1946. Slip (Leo Gorcey), Sach (Huntz Hall), Whitey (William Benedict), Bobby (Bobby Jordan), and Chuck (David Gorcey) concoct a plan to help their pretty singer friend ...
