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• Actors: The Mabou Mines, George Bartenieff, David Brisbin, Ruth Maleczech, Ellen McElduff
• Directors: JoAnne Akalaitis
• Writers: JoAnne Akalaitis
• Producers: Monty Diamond
• Format: Box set, Black & White, Color, EP, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 3
• Studio: Navarre Corp.
• VHS Release Date: January 30, 1998
• Run Time: 103 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304866534
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #400,905 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "The King of Serials...VCI Entertainment ~ Junior G-Men (1940)", November 29, 2005

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J. Lovins "Mr. Jim" (Missouri-USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dead End Kids, Vol. 1: Junior G-Men (DVD)

VCI Entertainment and Universal Pictures present..."Junior G-Men" (1940) (Dolby digitally remastered), a 12 Chapter cliffhanger from an action packed Universal serial era featuring an outstanding cast with Ford Beebe and John Rawlins at the helm....our story has to do with "The Flaming Torches" who have abducted a famous scientist Col. Barton who has just invented a powerful explosive greater than any known to man...can Billy Barton find his father with the help of the Junior G-men...is the Torch working with the Nazi's to take over the world...what evil plan is in store for G-Man Jim Bradford and the Dead End Kids...can Billy Halop, Huntz Hall and Gabe Dell make the difference in saving the world and all who are employed on this Universal Picture Serial...don't leave the theater until the final chapter is over and done with "The Power of Patriotism"....just remember double thrills, chills, mystery and suspense...hitting the bull's eye with excitement...don't miss a single spine thrilling episode..return next week to this local theater for another episode of action and adventure that will keep you thrilled until the next chapter.

Under director's Ford Beebe and John Rawlins, producer Henry MacRae, original screenplay by George H. Plympton and Basil Dickey, dialogue director Jacques Jaccard, supervising editor Saul A Goodkind, musical score by Charles Previn, Hans J. Salter, Frank Skinner and Franz Waxman, stunts by David Sharpe (stunt double for Billy Halop) ...the cast includes Billy Halop (Billy Barton), Huntz Hall (Gyp), Gabriel Dell (Terry), Kenneth Howell (Harry Trent), Phillip Terry (Jim Bradford), Cy Kendell (Brand), Russell Hicks (Col. Robert Barton), Bernard Punsly (Lug), Kenneth Lundy (Buck), William Desmond (Irish Cop), Jack Cheatham (First Cop at Building Collapse), Tom London (Kearney/riot squad cop), Eddie Parker (Truck Driver), Tom Steele (Bakery Truck Driver), David Sharpe (Henchman on Stairs), Lane Chandler (Second Cop at Building Collapse), Bill Cartledge (Junior G-Man), Roger Daniels (Midge), Ben Taggart (Capt. Severn), Gene Rizzi (Foster/henchman), Victor Zimmerman (Al Corey), Florence Halop (Mary)........special footnote as we showcase three actors, Billy Halop began his acting career as a teenager in the stage hit "Dead End", was brought to Hollywood in a big success went on to become serials for Universal and Monogram Pictures "The Dead End/East Side Kids", most popular in the '40s B-Picture genre....another actor Huntz Hall also from New York auditioned for a part in "Dead End", rumor has it because he could imitate a machine gun director Martin Gable and playwright Sidney Kingsley gave him the role, Hall more than any other actor appeared in a total of 81 East Side Kids and Bowery Boys films plus serials, usually billed as the character "Satch" co-starring with Leo Gorcey...the final actor is Gabriel "Gabe" Dell who made his debut in "Dead End" another juvenile cast member, Gabe appeared in East Side Kids, Dead End Kids and final in the Bowery Boys, in the later playing a cop, gangster or reporter, always gave it his best shot in every film........meanwhile back to our Universal Serial which is always good till the last drop and this serial is no exception...there is a great deal of entertainment here for the cliffhanger fans out there...all courtesy of VCI Entertainment, who in my humble opinion is the best there is in restoring early serials and features.

BIOS:
1. Billy Halop (aka William Halop)
Birth Date: 2/11/1920 - New York, New York
Died: 11/09/1976 - Brentwood, California
2. Huntz Hall (aka Henry Richard Hall)
Birth Date: 8/15/1919 - New York, New York
Died: 1/30/1999 - North Hollywood, California
3. Gabriel Dell (aka Gabriel Del Vecchio)
Birth Date: 10/08/1919 - New York, New York
Died: 7/03/1988 - North Hollywood, California

CHAPTER TITLES:
1. Enemies Within
2. The Blast of Doom
3. Human Dynamite
4. Blazing Danger
5. Trapped by Traitors
6. Traitor's Treachery
7. Flaming Death
8. Hurled Through Space
9. Plunge of Peril
10.The Toll of Treason
11.Descending Doom
12.The Power of Patriotism

If you're into vintage serials as I am, why not pick up a copy of the following titles from VCI Home Video:
VCI CLIFFHANGER TRAILERS:
1. Adventures of Red Ryder (Don "Red" Barry)
2. Adventures of the Flying Cadets (Bobby Jordan)
3. Buck Rogers (Buster Crabbe)
4. Captain Midnight (Dave O'Brien)
5. Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere (Judd Holdren & I. Stanford Jolley)
6. Dick Tracy's G-Men (Ralph Byrd)
7. Don Winslow of the Navy (Don Terry)
8. Don Winslow of the Coast Guard (Don Terry)
9. Drums of Fu Manchu (Henry Brandon)
10.Fighting Kit Carson (Johnny Mack Brown)
11.Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (Buster Crabbe)
12.The Green Archer (Victory Jory)
13.Jungle Girl (Frances Gifford)
14.Jungle Jim (Grant Withers & Raymond Hatton)
15.Lost City of the Jungle (Russell Hayden & Keye Luke)
16.Mandrake the Magician (Warren Hull & Dick Curtis)
17.Miracle Rider (Tom Mix & Tony Jr)
18.The Painted Stallion (Ray "Crash" Corrigan)
19.The Phantom (Tom Tyler)
20.The Return of Chandu (Bela Lugosi)
21.Riders of Death Valley (Dick Foran, Leo Carrillo & Buck Jones)
22.Secret Agent X-9 (1937) (Scott Kolk & Henry Brandon)
23.Secret Agent X-9 (1945) (Lloyd Bridges & Keye Luke)
24.Sky Raiders (Donald Woods & Billy Halop)
25.Undersea Kingdom (Ray "Crash" Corrigan)
26.Winners of the West (Dick Foran, Harry Woods, Roy Barcroft & Charles Stevens)
27.Zane Greys "King of the Royal Mounted" (Allan "Rocky" Lane)
28.Zorro's Cliffhanger Collection (Reed Hadley, John Carroll & Linda Stirling)

Coming soon January 2006 from VCI Home Video on DVD..."FLAMING FRONTIERS" (1938), Universal Serial with 15 chapters, featuring Johnny Mack Brown, Eleanor Hansen, John Archer, James Blaine and Ralph Bowman..."OREGON TRAIL" (1939), another Universal Serial with 15 exciting chapters featuring Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, Roy Barcoft and Charles King..."THE TALL TEXAN" (1953), full length feature starring Lloyd Bridges, Lee J Cobb, Luther Adler and Marie Windsor...watch for more details on VCI Entertainment and Amazon your two favorite sites for serials and B-Westerns.

Great job by VCI Entertainment for releasing "Junior G-Men" (1940), the digital transfere with a clean, clear and crisp print...looking forward to more high quality releases from the vintage serial era of the '30s, '40s & '50s...order your copy now from Amazon or VCI Entertainment where there are plenty of copies available on VHS, stay tuned once again for top notch action mixed with deadly adventure from the "King of Serials" VCI...just the way we like 'em

Total Time: 232 mins ~ VCI Entertainment 1764 ~ (9/25/2001)

4 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dead End......definitely not!, July 31, 2001

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K. Napier "AirborneWookie" (Loyall, Kentucky USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dead End Kids Collection [VHS] (VHS Tape)

If your a fan of The Little Rascals or Bud Abbot & Lou Costello you'll love these guys. These films are the best of the best. I recommend this for the whole family, the young and old alike.