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  • Jail Busters (1955)
  • Approved
    61 min | Comedy, Family
Jail Busters (1955)
Approved
61 min | Comedy, Family

Chuck, a reporter for The Blade newspaper, gets beaten up while trying to get a story on prison corruption, and the rest of the Bowery Boys, Slip, Sach, and Butch, get themselves arrested so that they can complete the expose from inside ...See moreChuck, a reporter for The Blade newspaper, gets beaten up while trying to get a story on prison corruption, and the rest of the Bowery Boys, Slip, Sach, and Butch, get themselves arrested so that they can complete the expose from inside the prison, while serving a short---they think---six month sentence. Inside the Big House, they learn that ex-gangsters Ed Lannigan, Tom Tomcyk, and "Big Greenie", are living in the lap of luxury within the prison, by paying off Jenkins, the corrupt Captain of the Guards. And, on the side, the Boys, Sach in particular, slowly send Dr. Fordyce, the prison psychiatrist, off the deep end as they clumsily go about their investigation. Written by Les Adams See less
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Director
Writers
Edward Bernds (screenplay) | Elwood Ullman (screenplay)
Producer
Composer
Cinematographer
Carl E. Guthrie (photographed by) (as Carl Guthrie)
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Updated Sep 18, 1955

Release date
Sep 18, 1955 (United States)

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31 cast members
Name Known for
Leo Gorcey
Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney   See fewer
Huntz Hall
Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones   See fewer
Bernard Gorcey
Louie Dumbrowsky Louie Dumbrowsky   See fewer
Barton MacLane
Captain Jenkins, Head Guard Captain Jenkins, Head Guard   See fewer
Anthony Caruso
Percival P. Lannigan Percival P. Lannigan   See fewer
Percy Helton
Warden B.W. Oswald Warden B.W. Oswald   See fewer
David Gorcey
Charles 'Chuck' Anderson (as David Condon) Charles 'Chuck' Anderson (as David Condon)   See fewer
Benny Bartlett
Butch Williams (as Bennie Bartlett) Butch Williams (as Bennie Bartlett)   See fewer
Lyle Talbot
Cy Bowman Cy Bowman   See fewer
Michael Ross
Big Greenie Big Greenie   See fewer
John Harmon
Tomcyk Tomcyk   See fewer
Jimmy Dime
Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
Fritz Feld
Dr. Fernando F. Fordyce (uncredited) Dr. Fernando F. Fordyce (uncredited)   See fewer
Kit Guard
Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Hagney
Frank - Barber (uncredited) Frank - Barber (uncredited)   See fewer
Harold 'Tommy' Hart
Manicurist (uncredited) Manicurist (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Henderson
Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
Clegg Hoyt
Guard (uncredited) Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Ray Jones
Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
Johnny Kern
Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
Henry Kulky
Marty (uncredited) Marty (uncredited)   See fewer
Joe Ploski
Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
Joey Ray
Henchman (uncredited) Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
George Russell
Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
Sammy Shack
Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
Emil Sitka
Mug Shot Photographer (uncredited) Mug Shot Photographer (uncredited)   See fewer
Cap Somers
Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Tyler
Hank Gaffney - Convict (uncredited) Hank Gaffney - Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
Ray Walker
Willie (uncredited) Willie (uncredited)   See fewer
Dick Winslow
Dr. Wade (uncredited) Dr. Wade (uncredited)   See fewer
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