In a precursor to Trading Places (1983), the Bowery Boys are enrolled in a fancy college by a pair of rich snobs who think they can turn the Boys into classy guys. Sach becomes a football ...
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Leo Gorcey | ... | Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney | |
| Huntz Hall | ... | Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones, a.k.a. Hurricane Jones | |
| John Bromfield | ... | Biff Wallace | |
| Veda Ann Borg | ... | Candy Calin | |
| Mona Knox | ... | Katie Wayne | |
| Gloria Winters | ... | Penny Wells | |
| Taylor Holmes | ... | Dean Forrester | |
| Bernard Gorcey | ... | Louie Dumbrowsky / Morris Dumbrowsky | |
| Gil Stratton | ... | Junior (as Gil Stratton Jr.) | |
| David Gorcey | ... | Chuck (as David Conden) | |
| Benny Bartlett | ... | Butch (as David Bartlett) | |
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Francis Pierlot | ... | A.J. Billingsley |
| Pierre Watkin | ... | Morgan T. Stanhope | |
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Robert Nichols | ... | Harold Lane (as Bob Nichols) |
| Paul Bryar | ... | Coach Rowland | |
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In a precursor to Trading Places (1983), the Bowery Boys are enrolled in a fancy college by a pair of rich snobs who think they can turn the Boys into classy guys. Sach becomes a football star, and is kidnapped by gangsters to keep him out of the big game. Written by Marty McKee <mmckee@wkio.com>
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
23 March 1952 (USA) See more »Filming Locations:
Monogram/Allied Artists Studios - 1725 Fleming Street, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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1.37 : 1
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The 25th of 48 Bowery Boys movies released from 1946 to 1958. See more »Goofs
A shadow of the boom microphone can be seen moving back and forth on the door in the dean's office as he's dressing down the boys after the explosion. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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"Hold That Line" is not the best Bowery Boys movie. That doesn't mean it's a bad movie. It's just not as good as some of the others. This movie does have its fair share of laughs. But even at very short running time (67 mins), it feels a little long. "Hold That Line" is worth the watch. It's just more silly than it is funny.