Hold That Line
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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 make it through college if just given the chance. Because of this, 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 by kidnapping Sach and preventing him from playing. However, Slip and the rest of the gang rescue Sach and return him to the game. Unfortunately he does not have any more "vitamins", so Slip plans a ruse on the playing field that distracts the other team and allows him to score the winning touchdown. In the end, Sach cannot reproduce his "vitamin" formula, but he does produce a new concoction that allows him to fly!
Production
This is the first appearance of Gil Stratton, Jr. as a member of the gang, having taken over for William Benedict. Stratton was unhappy with idea of being a Bowery Boy, and as a result he tried to keep himself as inconspicuous in the films as possible; he often gave his dialogue to Leo Gorcey or Huntz Hall.[1]
Cast
The Bowery Boys
- Leo Gorcey as Terrance Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
- Huntz Hall as Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones
- David Gorcey as Chuck (Credited as David Condon)
- Bennie Bartlett as Butch (Credited as David Bartlett)
- Gil Stratton, Jr. as Junior
Remaining cast
- Bernard Gorcey as Louie Dumbrowski & Morris Dumbrowski
- John Bromfield as Biff Wallace
- Taylor Holmes as Dean Forrester
- Veda Ann Borg as Candy Callin
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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- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Hold That Line at IMDb
| Preceded by
Crazy Over Horses
1951 |
'The Bowery Boys' movies 1946-1958 |
Succeeded by Here Come the Marines 1952 |
- ↑ Hayes, David and Brent Walker (1984). The Films of The Bowery Boys. Secaucus, NJ: Citadel Press.
