‘Neath Brooklyn Bridge

The East Side Kids, featuring Leo Gorcey, Gabriel Dell and Huntz Hall, star in this spirited blend of action and comedy. The kids come to the rescue of a hysterical young girl who is discovered in the apartment with a murdered man. Convinced she’s not the killer, the guys hide her as they comb the neighborhood for the real murderer. However, one of the kids made the mistake of picking up the baseball bat that appears to be the murder weapon, and now the fingerprints could point the police investigation at them. ‘Neath The Brooklyn Bridge also features Dave O’Brien (best known for his eccentric performance in Reefer Madness) and Noah Beery Jr.., The East Side Kids try to save one of the gang (Bobby Jordan), accused of murder. Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Gabriel Dell, Stanley Clements, Noah Beery Jr., Anne Gillis, Marc Lawrence. Wallace Fox directed., The eleventh installment in the East Side Kids series and one of the more dramatic films of the series, released at a time when they were making lighter, more humorous fare.This time around, the East Side Kids, a gang of well-meaning young rough-necks in New York, get pulled into a murder mystery. They manage to rescue a young girl by the name of Sylvia from her violent stepfather Morley’s abuse.