The Dead End Kids were five young actors and one ex-plumber's assistant, 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.) Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... Sidney Kingsley (1906-1995) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American dramatist. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Broadway theatre is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... ... William Wyler (July 1, 1902–July 27, 1981) was a prolific, Oscar-winning motion picture director. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Bowery is a very well-known street in Manhattan that more or less marks the boundary between Chinatown and Little Italy on one side and the Lower East Side on the other — running from Chatham Square in the south to Astor Place in the north. ... The Borough of Manhattan, highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ...

The original kids from the play were Billy Halop, Bobby Jordan, Huntz Hall, Charles Duncan, Bernard Punsly and Gabriel Dell. Sometime during the original run, Duncan was replaced in the role of Spit by his understudy, Leo B. Gorcey, who went on to achieve fame as the resident weasel and wise guy. Gorcey later became better known as Muggs in Monogram's East Side Kids series, and as Slip Mahoney when Monogram Studios (now known as Allied Artists) changed the group to the Bowery Boys. Billy Halop (February 11, 1920) – (November 9, 1976) was an American actor. ... Bobby Jordan (April 1, 1923 - September 10, 1965) was born in Harrison, New York. ... Henry Huntz Hall, (August 15, 1919 - January 30, 1999) was a radio, theatrical and motion picture performer perhaps best known for his portrayal of the Dead End Kids in movies such as Angels with Dirty Faces (1938). ... ... Bernard Punsley, also known as Bernard Punsly (July 11, 1923–January 20, 2004), was an American actor who left show business to become a physician. ... October 4, 1919, in Brooklyn, New York. ... Leo Gorcey (June 3, 1917 - June 2, 1969) is an American actor. ... The East Side Kids were one of the off-shoots from the original Dead End Kids series of films, and contained several of the original members who appeared in the series from time to time, most notably: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan and Gabriel Dell. ...

Following the success of Dead End, the kids (who were by nature rambunctious) ended up at Warner Bros. where they made several more films, most of which are considered to be the best they made as a group, especially Angels With Dirty Faces (1938), and They Made Me A Criminal (1939). During this period they established their reputations for hell-raising and studio demolishing. The group (minus Gorcey) also worked at Universal between 1938-1943. During this time they worked with another group of young actors who were billed as the Little Tough Guys, Universal's own entry into the juvenile delinquent genre, one of whom was Gorcey's brother David, and another, Charles Duncan, was originally cast in the role of Spit in the original play. They made several films for Universal before throwing in the towel in 1943. By this time, Jordan had left the Dead End Kids series to co-star with Gorcey in the East Side Kids films for Monogram, and both Hall and Dell were busy working in both series. The WB Shield used from 2003 to present day Warner Bros. ... Angels with Dirty Faces is a 1938 film which tells the story of two boys, growing up in the slums of New York City, who take different paths -- one becomes a gangster, one a priest. ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The current Universal Studios logo Universal Studios, a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a Big Ten movie studio that has production studios and offices located at 100 Universal City Plaza Drive in Universal City, California, an unincorporated area of Los Angeles County between Los Angeles and Burbank. ... The Little Tough Guys was a series of b-movies and serials released by Universal Studios and featuring most of the Dead End Kids (aka the East Side Kids and the Bowery Boys. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ...

The group added the term dead end kid to the language as it came to refer to any group of troublesome, boisterous youths, and they became forever typecast in their roles, which may have led to the numerous problems and run-ins they subsequently had over the years with the authorities.

The Dead End Kids' star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame

As of 1999, Huntz Hall and Bernard Punsly were the last surviving members of The Dead End Kids. Huntz Hall died in 1999 and Bernard Punsly died in 2004. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 785 KB) Summary Photo taken by me in September 2005 Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 785 KB) Summary Photo taken by me in September 2005 Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...

The Dead Ends Kids were:

Billy Halop (Tommy)

Huntz Hall (Dippy)

Bobby Jordan (Angel)

Leo Gorcey (Spit)

Gabriel Dell (T. B)

Bernard Punsly (Milty)

Billy Halop (February 11, 1920) – (November 9, 1976) was an American actor. ... Henry Huntz Hall, (August 15, 1919 - January 30, 1999) was a radio, theatrical and motion picture performer perhaps best known for his portrayal of the Dead End Kids in movies such as Angels with Dirty Faces (1938). ... Bobby Jordan (April 1, 1923 - September 10, 1965) was born in Harrison, New York. ... Leo Gorcey (June 3, 1917 - June 2, 1969) is an American actor. ... October 4, 1919, in Brooklyn, New York. ... Bernard Punsley, also known as Bernard Punsly (July 11, 1923–January 20, 2004), was an American actor who left show business to become a physician. ...

Films of The Dead End Kids

Dead End 1937

Crime School 1938

Angels With Dirty Faces 1938

Little Tough Guy 1938

They Made Me A Criminal 1939

Hell's Kitchen 1939

The Angels Wash Their Faces 1939

The Dead End Kids On Dress Parade 1939

As "The Little Tough Guys & Dead End Kids" For the musical group, see Cul de Sac (group). ... Angels with Dirty Faces is a 1938 film which tells the story of two boys, growing up in the slums of New York City, who take different paths -- one becomes a gangster, one a priest. ... The Little Tough Guys were an offshoot of the Dead End Kids, who were created by you r mom banging Michael Jackson and haveing it big time. ...

Call a Messenger 1939

You're Not So Tough 1940

Junior G-Men 1940

Give Us Wings 1940

Hit The Road 1941

Sea Raiders 1941

Mob Town 1941

Junior G-Men of the Air 1942

Tough As They Come 1942

Mug Town 1943

Keep 'Em Slugging 1943

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

External links

• Dead End (1937) at the Internet Movie Database
• Leo Gorcey at the Internet Movie Database
• Huntz Hall at the Internet Movie Database
• Gabriel Dell at the Internet Movie Database
• Billy Halop at the Internet Movie Database
• Bobby Jordan at the Internet Movie Database
• Bernard Punsly at the Internet Movie Database
• The Unofficial Bowery Boys Page