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i seen some of this movie on turner classic movie station, from what i seen of it, it was pretty good (the last half)

All though this movie isn't near as violent as the movies made today, but hey it was made in 1938....

I just wanted to say that i watched this, and i liked the way the people talked, i like the vintage cars, i liked the black and white color, and i will probably watch more older movies now.

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"it's just my opinion, but i'm right" - Max Kellerman

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Yeah, I saw the last half today too, but I'd seen the whole movie about a year ago and was so pissed off that couldn't record all of it. If you liked this movie, you should probably see "Angels With Dirty Faces" or "Dead End". If you ever see the beginning of this, trust me, you won't be disappointed.

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heh, i want to see both now....

i'm 17 and i been fascinated with the 1930s since i was about 14, mainly for gangsters, i like to study mafioso's and i love the vintage days

just recently i started watching movies like crime school, that had nothing to do with the mafia

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I haven't actually seen this one yet. I like these kids'-plight movies (as I've probably just typed several times) and Old NY and I've enjoyed all of the Dead End Kid movies. Some people may say that the old movies' Kids-in-reform-school plots were overdone, but there's something about rooting for kids overcoming oppression/unbeatable-odds that I like, and the whole kids-at-odds-with-society characters/plots. So I'll keep watching the ones I can find. I actually just found a website that has a lot of the old movies that you can't find anywhere else...I think it's called Forgotten Films. It had this one and I'm looking forward to seeing it. A few of the Dead End Kids (and some of the others who were in the later Bowery Boys movies with them) were in some other Kids-in-trouble-with-the-law-reform-at-odds-etc movies without the others and they sound like they could be interesting ones too, unfortunately, I still haven't found these on VHS or DVD. If you liked this, based on what the plot sounds like Boys Town and it's sequel Men of Boys Town are both of the same storyline (especially the second one). Of course, you have to remember that Catholic priests were looked at differently back then and ignore today's viewpoint of priests as you watch them, but they're both very enjoyable flicks.

its sad we werent born like horses&sheep to know where we’re going to know what we need-Melanie

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Just thought I'd let you all know a new book is coming out from McFarland Publishers soon on the Dead End Kids/ Little Tough Guys/ East Side Kids and Bowery Boys Movies.

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This is a really old post, and I suspect by now you were able to catch some other movies mentioned by others. Just in case you have not I suggest you make sure to watch both "Dead End" and "Angels With Dirty Faces". I like Dead End the best, but both are good. Also, if you like these kind of flicks I suggest you watch "On The Waterfront" which I believe is one of the best movies ever made. It is different, but also involves organized crime. Glad to see atleast some of you younger guys giving black and white older movies a try.

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About a half hour into the movie the boys recite the Pledge of Allegiance in the yard. What's pretty interesting is to hear the pledge in it's original form, without "under God" inserted into it.
This movie came out in 1938 and "under God" wasn't inserted into the pledge until 1954. While I knew that those words were not original to the pledge I've never heard it recited in a pre-'54 recording or in a film before. Very cool.

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