Product Details

• Format: Black & White, EP, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Madacy Records
• VHS Release Date: September 22, 1997
• Run Time: 67 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B000006BSM
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #661,832 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Glimpy and the Amazon., April 3, 2002

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Robert S. Clay Jr. (St. Louis, MO., USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hollywood Classics Collectors Edition - Kid Dynamite [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This low-budget movie is a superior entry in the East Side Kids series. The emphasis on courage, integrity, and patriotism goes well with the WWII era of the film. Muggs (Leo Gorcey) is the epitome of the East Side wise guy. The fact that he can bully everybody on the East Side makes him a leader of the gang. Nice guy Danny (Bobby Jordan) is in love with Muggs' sister, Ivy. Danny heeds his mother's plea to only fight for a righteous cause (e.g., country). This gets him in trouble with both the gang and Ivy because his reluctance to defy Muggs appears cowardly. When crooks prevent Muggs from boxing in the East/West championship match, Danny steps in, wins the fight, but earns Muggs' enmity. Glimpy (Huntz Hall) and Scruno (Sunshine Sammy Morrison) are around for comic relief. The gang pokes fun at Alderman Klinkhammer, a hack politician. Klinkhammer hosts a campaign dance that includes a hilarious jitterbug contest. Danny and Ivy are finalists and vie with Muggs and his date for the $50 prize. This is a high-point in the film, even the entire series. Check out Glimpy's Amazonian date as she towers over the crowd. The '40s swing music captures the right note of toe-tapping fun. The poverty row, Martha Raye wannabe band singer is funny, too. The technical quality of the film could be better. The film and the soundtrack jump around in several places. This looks like a flaw in the original film, and not the VHS transfer. The East Side Kids, if not lovable, are tolerable in small doses. These little movies do not pretend to be more than they are. This one has serious overtones besides the silly hi-jinks. Recommended viewing. ;-)