Adventures of the Flying Cadets 1943  N/R, 170 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Lewis D. Collins, Ray Taylor
Cast: Johnny Downs, Bobby Jordan, Ward Wood, William "Billy" Benedict, Eduardo Ciannelli, Regis Toomey, Robert Armstrong, Jennifer Holt, Charles Trowbridge, Joseph Crehan, Addison Richards, Philip Van Zandt
This 13-episode war adventure centers on flying students who are suspects in a series of murders when they are set up by a Nazi agent known as "The Black Hangman." It is the agent who murdered members of an expedition in order to keep secret the location of a helium deposit in Africa. Our flying heroes are determined to clear their names, and those Nazis better watch out.
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Aerial Gunner 1943 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Action
Director: William H. Pine
Cast: Richard Arlen, Chester Morris, Lita Ward, Jimmy Lydon, Keith Richards, Dick Purcell, Robert Mitchum, William "Billy" Benedict, Olive Blakeney, Edward Earle
Real-life action scenes help make this standard World War II propaganda fare worth watching. Rival buddies (Richard Arlen and Chester Morris) go through basic training together, as well as wooing the same woman (Lita Ward). Look for Robert Mitchum in a bit part.
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Clancy Street Boys 1943 N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: William Beaudine
Cast: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, Benny Bartlett, Noah Beery, Lita Ward, Rick Vallin, Martha Wentworth, J. Farrell MacDonald, Dick Chandlee, William "Billy" Benedict, Ernest Morrison
The East Side Kids are back in action when Muggs' (Leo Gorcy) rich uncle (Noah Beery) comes for a visit. The uncle has been told that Muggs' parents had seven children, so Muggs has his gang members act as his siblings to ensure that his mother will continue getting money from the uncle. But trouble brews when a rival gang member tells of the scheme.
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Confessions of Boston Blackie 1941  N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Cast: Chester Morris, Harriet Hilliard, Richard Lane, George E. Stone, Lloyd Corrigan, Joan Woodbury, Walter Sande, Ralph Theodore, Walter Soderling, William "Billy" Benedict, Mike Donovan, Jack Clifford, Eddie Laughton, Jack O'Malley, Ralph Dunn
Chester Morris returns for the second time in the role of Boston Blackie in this entertaining series about the ex-criminal who now helps solve crimes. Once again, Blackie is accused and on the run with Inspector Farraday (Richard Lane) in pursuit. This time, George E. Stone joins the cast as Blackie's sidekick, The Runt, helping Blackie prove his innocence in the murder of sculptor Allison (Walter Soderling).
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Follow the Leader 1944  N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
aka: East of the Bowery
Director: William Beaudine
Cast: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, David Durand, Buddy Gorman, Bobby Stone, William "Billy" Benedict, Gabriel Dell, Jimmy Strand, Joan Marsh, Jack La Rue, J. Farrell MacDonald, Mary Gordon
On leave from the Army, Muggs and Glimpy (Leo Gorcey and Huntz Hall) find that one of their East Side Kids gang has wrongfully been jailed for a robbery. Suspicion falls on one of their new members, Spider (William "Billy" Benedict), who is killed by the bad guys. Now, Muggs and Glimpy take on the villains. One of the better "East Side Kids" entries
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Ghosts on the Loose 1943 N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: The East Side Kids Meet Bela Lugosi
Director: William Beaudine
Cast: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, Bela Lugosi, Ava Gardner, Rick Vallin, Minerva Urecal, Ernest Morrison, Bobby Stone, William "Billy" Benedict
The East Side Kids take on a Nazi gang (headed by Bela Lugosi) in this wartime film that depicts the mood in the country during World War II when Nazis threatened the world.
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King of the Newsboys 1938 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bernard Vorhaus
Cast: Lew Ayres, Helen Mack, Alison Skipworth, Victor Varconi, Sheila Bromley, Alice White, Horace McMahon, William "Billy" Benedict, Ray Cooke, Jack Pennick, Mary Cornman, Gloria Rich, Oscar O'Shea, Marjorie Main
After Jerry Flynn's (Lew Ayres) girlfriend Mary Ellen Stephens (Helen Mack) gives in to her materialism and leaves him for gangster Wire Arno (Victor Varconi) who can give her all that she thinks she wants, Jerry pours his time and energy into a newspaper trucking business. His efforts pay off, Jerry obtains wealth, and sets out to regain Mary's affections. By story's end, Jerry has lost the business–but not Mary.
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Million Dollar Kid 1944  N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Wallace Fox
Cast: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, William "Billy" Benedict, Louise Currie, Noah Beery, Iris Adrian, Herbert Heys, Robert Greig, Johnny Duncan, Stanley Brown
The East Side Kids try to do their part in ridding the streets of hoods. In the process, they rescue a millionaire from muggers, one of whom was the rich man's son, Roy (Johnny Duncan). The Gang sets out to reform the son, but with little success, until Roy's brother is killed in the war. Now Roy tries to help the Gang, which puts him in jeopardy.
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Mr. Muggs Steps Out 1943 N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: William Beaudine
Cast: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, William "Billy" Benedict, Gabriel Dell, Bobby Stone, Buddy Gorman, David Durand, Jimmy Strand, Joan Marsh, Betty Blythe, Halliwell Hobbes, Eddie Gribbon
To avoid reform school, Muggs (Leo Gorcey) takes a job with wealthy socialite Margaret Murray (Betty Blythe). He brings in his East Side Kids to be servants for Margaret's spoiled daughter's engagement party. When a valuable necklace is stolen, the East Side Kids are blamed, and they set out to find the real thief.
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Second Chorus 1940 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: H.C. Potter
Cast: Fred Astaire, Paulette Goddard, Charles Butterworth, Burgess Meredith, Frank Melton, Jimmy Conlin, Artie Shaw, Don Brodie, Marjorie Kane, Joan Barclay, Willa Pearl Curtis, William "Billy" Benedict, Michael Visaroff, Adia Kuznetzoff, Charles R. Moore
Good music and dancing enhance this story about two musicians, Danny O'Neill and Hank Taylor (Fred Astaire and Burgess Meredith), who vie for the attentions of Ellen Miller (Paulette Goddard).
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That's My Baby 1944 N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Animation / Comedy / Drama / Musical
Director: William Berke
Cast: Richard Arlen, Ellen Drew, Leonid Kinskey, Minor Watson, Richard Bailey, Marjorie Manners, Madeline Grey, Alex Callam, P.J. Kelly, William "Billy" Benedict, Jack Chefe, Mike Riley, Freddie Fisher
For many years, R.P. Moody (Minor Watson) has suffered from depression, and now his daughter Betty (Ellen Drew) and her boyfriend Tim (Richard Arlen) plan to bring vaudevillians into the home to cheer him up. Good singing and dancing add to the fun, but the real highlight of this film is David Fleisher's ("Popeye" animator) animated sequence.
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Way Down East 1935 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Henry King
Cast: Rochelle Hudson, Henry Fonda, Slim Summerville, Edward Trevor, Russell Simpson, Spring Byington, Margaret Hamilton, Andy Devine, Sara Haden, Astrid Allwyn, Clem Bevans, William "Billy" Benedict, Al Lydell, Harry C. Bradley, Phil La Toska
A Maine farm girl, Anna (Rochelle Hudson), is the object of gossip because she has given birth to an illegitimate child. David Bartlett (Henry Fonda) loves Anna and bridges the gap between Anna and the town.
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| 1. Adventures of the Flying Cadets (1943)
2. Aerial Gunner (1943)
3. Clancy Street Boys (1943)
4. Confessions of Boston Blackie (1941)
5. Follow the Leader (1944)
aka: East of the Bowery
6. Ghosts on the Loose (1943)
aka: The East Side Kids Meet Bela Lugosi
7. King of the Newsboys (1938)
8. Million Dollar Kid (1944)
9. Mr. Muggs Steps Out (1943)
10. Second Chorus (1940)
11. That's My Baby (1944)
12. Way Down East (1935)
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