Hold That Line
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Director William Beaudine Film series Live Wires Film Series Duration Country United States | 7/10 IMDb Genre Action, Comedy, Sport Music director Edward J. Kay Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writer Tim Ryan , Charles R. Marion Release date March 23, 1952 (1952-03-23) Cast Leo Gorcey (Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney), Huntz Hall (Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones, a.k.a. Hurricane Jones), John Bromfield (Biff Wallace), Veda Ann Borg (Candy Calin), Mona Knox (Katie Wayne), Gloria Winters (Penny Wells)Live Wires movies Hold That Line and Crazy Over Horses are part of the same movie series, Hold That Line and Feudin Fools are part of the same movie series, Hold That Line and Jail Busters are part of the same movie series, Hold That Line and Jalopy are part of the same movie series, Hold That Line and Blonde Dynamite are part of the same movie series Tagline They're a RAZZLE DAZZLE RIOT as COLLEGIATE CUT-UPS! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hold That Line is a 1952 comedy film starring The Bowery Boys. The film was released on March 23, 1952, by Monogram Pictures and is the twenty-fifth film in the series.
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Plot
The members of the local university's trust make a wager that anyone can succeed in college if just given the chance. They enlist the boys to attend the university to prove the theory. While the boys do not become academic scholars, Sach invents a "vitamin" drink that makes him invincible. They all join the football team and Sach becomes the star player, leading them to the big championship game. A local gambler sees an opportunity to make some money and he kidnaps Sach to prevent him from playing. Slip and the rest of the gang rescue Sach and return him to the game. Sach is out of "vitamins", so Slip plans a ruse on the playing field that distracts the other team and allows him to score the winning touchdown. Afterward, Sach cannot reproduce his "vitamin" formula, but he produces a new concoction that allows him to fly.
Production
This is the first appearance of Gil Stratton, Jr. as a member of the gang, replacing William Benedict. Stratton was unhappy as a Bowery Boy, and he tried to keep himself as inconspicuous in the films as possible; he often gave his dialogue to Leo Gorcey or Huntz Hall.
The Bowery Boys
Remaining cast
Home media
Warner Archives released the film on made-to-order DVD in the United States as part of "The Bowery Boys, Volume Two" on April 9, 2013.
References
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