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Mug Town

Mug Town

Mug Town

Mug Town

IT THRILLS! IT SOCKS! IT'S SWELL!

1942•59m•

★8.5(2 ratings)

DramaComedyCrime

Overview

Steve Bell, Tommy, Pig, Ape, and String are run of town. Steve, while hopping a freight card and trying to avoid the brakeman, is killed. The boys meet Steve's mother, Alice Bell and Tommy is given a job in the storage garage which she owns jointly with Mack Steward. Steve's brother Don Bell is working with some gangsters by tipping them off on valuable merchandise that can be hijacked. Pig, Ape and String overhear Don's plans to use Tommy as the fall guy in the next hijacking.

Director

Writers

Lewis Amster, Brenda Weisberg, Harold Tarshis, Henry Sucher

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Main Cast

Billy Halop

Billy Halop

Tommy Davis

Huntz Hall

Huntz Hall

Pig

Grace McDonald

Grace McDonald

Norene Steward

Bernard Punsly

Bernard Punsly

Ape

Gabriel Dell

Gabriel Dell

String

Edward Norris

Edward Norris

Clinker

Virginia Brissac

Virginia Brissac

Mrs. Bell

Tommy Kelly

Tommy Kelly

Steve

Dick Hogan

Dick Hogan

Don Bell

Jed Prouty

Jed Prouty

Mack Steward

Murray Alper

Murray Alper

Shorty

Paul Fix

Paul Fix

Marco

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Ray Taylor
Assistant Director: Charles S. Gould

Writing

Screenplay: Lewis Amster
Screenplay: Brenda Weisberg
Screenplay: Harold Tarshis
Screenplay: Henry Sucher
Original Story: Charles Grayson

Production

Associate Producer: Ken Goldsmith

Music & Sound

Sound Engineer: Paul Neal
Music Director: Hans J. Salter
Sound Director: Bernard B. Brown
Music: Hans J. Salter
Original Music Composer: Frank Skinner

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Jack MacKenzie

Editing

Editor: Edward Curtiss

Art Direction

Art Direction: Harold H. MacArthur
Set Decoration: Edward R. Robinson
Art Direction: Jack Otterson
Set Decoration: Russell A. Gausman

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Vera West

Keywords

dead end kidsdeath of brotherracketeerlittle tough guys

Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "IT THRILLS! IT SOCKS! IT'S SWELL!"

#2

The film was directed by Ray Taylor.

#3

The screenplay was written by Lewis Amster and Brenda Weisberg.

#4

The score was composed by Frank Skinner.

#5

Cinematography was handled by Jack MacKenzie.

#6

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0036176.

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Rating

8.5/10

Masterpiece

2 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Mug Town

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Production Companies:

Universal Pictures

Universal Pictures