Kid Dynamite (film)
Kid Dynamite is a 1943 American film directed by Wallace Fox and starring the East Side Kids. It was based on the 1942 short story The Old Gang by Paul Ernst and features additional dialogue by comedian Morey Amsterdam. The working title of this film was Little Mobsters.
Seeking revenge, Wycoff plots with bookie Tony Wheeler Oakman to eliminate Muggs from the boxing match. The night of the match, Muggs is abducted by a man pretending to be a reporter Ray Miller, who holds him hostage in the back of a car for the duration of the fight. When Muggs does not show up for the match, Danny goes into the ring so that the East Side Kids will not be disqualified. Although Danny is out of shape, he surprises everyone by winning the match.After Muggs is released, he takes the championship belt from Danny and accuses him of arranging the kidnapping. Muggs continues to harass Danny after he learns that Danny has gotten a job at a garage where he had hoped to work, and that Danny has been dating his sister Ivy Pamela Blake. When Danny learns about Wycoffs involvement in Muggs kidnapping, he tries to tell Muggs, but Muggs ostracizes him from the club. Muggs learns from Scruno Sunshine Sammys father Jackson Dudley Dickerson that Wycoff works for Tony, who is also Jacksons boss, and the East Side Kids start a brawl with Tony and his thugs. The Kids are arrested for disturbing the peace, but the judge Minerva Urecal releases them without a sentence, and gives Tony and his pals sixmonths jail time for bookmaking. ........
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