| Blues Busters | |
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| Directed by | William Beaudine |
| Written by | Charles Marion Bert Lawrence |
| Produced by | Jan Grippo |
| Starring | Leo Gorcey Huntz Hall Gabriel Dell David Gorcey William Benedict |
| Cinematography | Marcel LePicard |
| Edited by | William Austin |
| Music by | Edward J. Kay |
| Distributed by | Monogram Pictures |
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Running time | 67 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Blues Busters is a 1950 Americancomedy film directed byWilliam Beaudine and starringthe Bowery Boys.[1] The film was released on October 29, 1950 byMonogram Pictures and is the 20th film in the series.
Sach develops an uncanny ability to sing after having his tonsils removed, and Slip convinces Louie to convert his sweet shop into anightclub called the Bowery Palace after unsuccessfully trying to land Sach a singing job at a neighboring club, the Rio Cabana.
After Sach's singing makes him a star, Rick Martin, the owner of the rival club, unsuccessfully tries to hire him. Rick asks his lady friend Lola to secure Sach's signature on a contract, using the pretense that she is asking for his autograph. Rick then pursues the Bowery Palace's other star, Sally Dolan. However, she does not want to go because Rick is after more than just her singing talent. She informs Lola about Rick's intentions and Lola agrees to testify that Sach's signature was just an autograph and not a signed contract, thereby allowing him to return to the Bowery Palace. However, Sach has sought medical treatment to cure the "tickle in his throat' and has lost the ability to sing.
The working title of the film wasThe Bowery Thrush.[3] It is the last Bowery Boys film withGabriel Dell, who, tired of taking a back seat to costarsLeo Gorcey andHuntz Hall, quit the series.[citation needed]
The film was released twice on home media, first on VHS by Warner Bros. on September 1, 1998 and then byWarner Archives, which released the film on made-to-orderDVD in the United States as part of The Bowery Boys, Volume One collection on November 23, 2012.
According to aHollywood Reporter news item, singer Bob Carroll was the singing double for Huntz Hall, but some reviews credit the voice as that of John Laurenz.[4]
| Preceded by Triple Trouble 1950 | 'The Bowery Boys' films 1946-1958 | Succeeded by Bowery Battalion 1951 |