Mr. Wise Guy

Mr. Wise Guy

Directed by	William Nigh
Produced by	Sam Katzman (producer) Barney A. Sarecky (associate producer) Jack Dietz (producer)
Screenplay by	Sam Robins Harvey Gates Jack Henley
Story by	Martin Mooney
Starring	East Side Kids
Cinematography	Arthur Reed
Editing by	Carl Pierson
Distributed by	Monogram Pictures
Release date(s)	February 20, 1942
Running time	70 minutes 58 minutes (American2005 DVD release)
Country	United States
Language	English

Mr. Wise Guy is a 1942 American film starring The East Side Kids and directed by William Nigh.

Plot

After being falsely accused of stealing a truck, the East Side Kids are sentenced to a reform camp. Meanwhile, Danny's brother, Bill Collins, is accused of murder. The East Side Kids escape the camp to prove Bill's innocence.

Cast

The East Side Kids:

Leo Gorcey as Ethelbert 'Muggs' McGinnis
Bobby Jordan as Danny Collins
Huntz Hall as Glimpy Stone
Ernest Morrison as Scruno (uncredited)
David Gorcey as Pewee
Bill Lawrence as Skinny

Cast and Characters:

Billy Gilbert as Knobby
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams as Luke Manning
Douglas Fowley as Bill Collins
Joan Barclay as Ann Mitchell
Warren Hymer as Dratler
Ann Doran as Dorothy Melton
Jack Mulhall as Jim Barnes
Gabriel Dell as Charlie Manning
Sidney Miller as Charlie Horse
Bobby Stone as Chalky Jones
Dick Ryan as Jed Miller
Benny Rubin as Second Waiter

External links

Mr. Wise Guy at the Internet Movie Database
Mr. Wise Guy is available for free download at the Internet Archive [more]

Films directed by William Nigh

1910s	Salomy Jane (1914) Emmy of Stork's Nest (1915)

1920s	Casey of the Coast Guard (1926) The Fire Brigade (1926) Mr. Wu (1927) The Nest (1927) The Law of the Range (1928) Across to Singapore (1928) Four Walls (1928) Desert Nights (1929) Thunder (1929)

1930s	Lord Byron of Broadway (1930) Without Honor (1932) Mystery Liner (1934) House of Mystery (1934) City Limits (1934) Monte Carlo Nights (1934) The Mysterious Mr. Wong (1935) The Old Homestead (1935) Bill Cracks Down (1937) The Law Commands (1937) Hoosier Schoolboy (1937) Atlantic Flight (1937) A Bride for Henry (1937) Romance of the Limberlost (1938) Mr. Wong, Detective (1938) Gangster's Boy (1938) The Mystery of Mr. Wong (1939) The Streets of New York (1939) Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939) Mutiny in the Big House (1939)

1940s	The Fatal Hour (1940) Son of the Navy (1940) Doomed to Die (1940) The Ape (1940) Zis Boom Bah (1941) Mr. Wise Guy (1942) Black Dragons (1942) Lady from Chungking (1942) Corregidor (1943) The Ghost and the Guest (1943) Trocadero (1944) Divorce (1945) Allotment Wives (1945) The Gay Cavalier (1946)