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FilmActionComedyDramaCrime

Mug Town (1942)

1942-12-18 · 59m · EN
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IT THRILLS! IT SOCKS! IT'S SWELL!

Steve Bell, Tommy, Pig, Ape, and String are run of town. Steve, while hopping a freight card and trying to avoid the brakeman, is killed. The boys meet Steve's mother, Alice Bell and Tommy is given a job in the storage garage which she owns jointly with Mack Steward. Steve's brother Don Bell is working with some gangsters by tipping them off on valuable merchandise that can be hijacked. Pig, Ape and String overhear Don's plans to use Tommy as the fall guy in the next hijacking.

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Ray TaylorDirector

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Billy HalopBilly HalopTommy DavisHuntz HallHuntz HallPigGrace McDonaldGrace McDonaldNorene StewardBernard PunslyBernard PunslyApeGabriel DellGabriel DellStringEdward NorrisEdward NorrisClinkerVirginia BrissacVirginia BrissacMrs. BellTommy KellyTommy KellySteveDick HoganDick HoganDon BellJed ProutyJed ProutyMack StewardMurray AlperMurray AlperShortyPaul FixPaul FixMarco

Keywords

Death of brotherRacketeerDead end kidsLittle tough guys

Movie DNA

Genre affinityAction · Comedy · DramaTheme affinityDeath Of Brother · Racketeer · Dead End KidsDialogue densityComedy · DramaPacingAction · ShortDirector preference371929Actor preference159710 · 330173 · 159724

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Frequently asked questions about Mug Town

What is Mug Town about?

Steve Bell, Tommy, Pig, Ape, and String are run of town. Steve, while hopping a freight card and trying to avoid the brakeman, is killed. The boys meet Steve's mother, Alice Bell and Tommy is given a job in the storage garage which she owns jointly with Mack Steward. Steve's brother Don Bell is working with some gangsters by tipping them off on valuable merchandise that can be hijacked. Pig, Ape and String overhear Don's plans to use Tommy as the fall guy in the next hijacking.

How long is Mug Town?

Mug Town has a runtime of 59 minutes.