bhryun Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 Hi Mongo, About two months ago I watched an old movie on Turner Classic Movies and for the life of me I can't seem to find any reference to it on the web or in the TCM database. Sue mentioned that you are the person to ask since previous posts did not provide any results. Movie Era: 30's - 40's Movie Premise: The leading man is an ex-con who gets out of jail and wants to go straight, I believe he is an musician and so he purchases some nightclubs that have live bands that play there on a nightly basis. The nightclubs are suddenly being invaded by a gang of young kids that disrupt the place by bringing in their own transistor radios and playing them full volume. When asked why they are doing this they say that their gang leader told them to do so. The owner of the nightclub then meets with the gang leader in an old abandoned theater where the kids hang out. He is surprised to find out that the gang leader is just a young punk kid with a big chip on his shoulder. The owner offers the gang leader a job to come work for him at $25 per week, to which the gang leader agrees but with alterior motives in mind. The owner takes the young gang leader under his wing and buys him a new suit and gives him free room and board at this house. Everything is going fine when one day the owners ex-partner in crime is up for parole and he contacts the owner to see if he can get a job at the nightclubs which will help him get paroled. All of the owners friends and employees tell him not to do it but he goes ahead anyway and hires his ex-partner in crime. The ex-partner wants to take over his business so he starts bribing the bands to play elsewhere, soon his plot is exposed and the owner and him have a confrontation. The ex-partner enlists the help of the gang leader to betray the owner and help him take over the nightclubs. The ex-partner then burns down the nightclub and someone gets killed in the process which scares the gang leader because he didn't want anyone to get hurt. The gang leader then works with the owner to trap his ex-partner into admitting the crimes so they meet at the old theater where the kids hang out. The kids swarm all over the ex-partner and his henchmen and tie them up with curtain ropes. The police arrive and arrest the bad guy and everyone lives happily ever after. One parting shot shows one of the gang members (a girl) smiling to the camera who has some teeth knocked out from the brawl with the gangsters. Sorry so long winded but I wanted to be specific. I have a friend coming down from Minneapolis in mid September who would love to see this movie so I wanted to find it so we can either rent it or find it on the TCM schedule again. Any assistance would be most appreciated. Thanks!! Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansi4 Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 Smacink, this movie sounds like a low budget programmer, probably an hour long, and I'm sorry to say that I'm not familiar with it. If I happen to notice it on TCM I will be sure to advise you. Mongo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhryun Posted August 18, 2005 Author Share Posted August 18, 2005 The film you're trying to remember is "The Mayor of 44th Street" (1942) starring George Murphy, Anne Shirley, and Richard Barthelmess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhryun Posted August 18, 2005 Author Share Posted August 18, 2005 All Hail Mongo! The Movie Trivia Guru of the TCM Forums! YES, YES, YES!! That was it Mongo, "The Mayor of 44th Street" I can't thank you enough for answering my question and naming that movie on the nose. You are to be commended for your dedication to movie trivia and helping us forgetful people out in our time of need. Thanks again Mongo! (and Sue who led me to you) Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansi4 Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 Not so fast, smacink. The credit for the correct answer goes to soundtrackers. In my post below soundtracters I noted that I wasn't familiar with the movie. Kudos to Soundtrackers! Mongo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayresorchids Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 Er--Scott, I just want to point out that it was Soundtrackers1 who finally answered your question. Mongo is much admired by all of us, but I just wanted to give credit where it's due. : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayresorchids Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 Crossing posts! Great minds, eh what, Mongo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhryun Posted August 19, 2005 Author Share Posted August 19, 2005 does TCM have future plans to offer its library to on demand tv for a monthly fee. sort of like IPOD i guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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