Dead End Kids

The Dead End Kids were six young actors from New York who appeared in Sidney Kingsley's play Dead End in 1935 on Broadway. They were then imported en masse to Hollywood by William Wyler in 1937 when he filmed the play, and proved to be so popular that they remained as a more or less viable entity until their final film (as the Bowery Boys) in 1958. (See Bowery for more information about this Manhattan street.)

Films of The Dead End Kids

:Dead End 1937

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:Crime School 1938

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:Angels With Dirty Faces 1938

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:Little Tough Guy 1938

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:They Made Me A Criminal 1939

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:Hell's Kitchen 1939

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:The Angels Wash Their Faces 1939

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:The Dead End Kids On Dress Parade 1939

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As "The Little Tough Guys & Dead End Kids"

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:Call a Messenger 1939

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:You're Not So Tough 1940

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:Junior G-Men 1940

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:Give Us Wings 1940

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:Hit The Road 1941

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:Sea Raiders 1941

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:Mob Town 1941

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:Junior G-Men of the Air 1942

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:Tough As They Come 1942

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:Mug Town 1943

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:Keep 'Em Slugging 1943

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During their cinematic career, leader emphasis shifted from Halop to Jordan, who returned to the series after leaving it in 1940 to take over the role of Tom, the gang leader, in their last film.

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