Paris Playboys is a 1954 American comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring The Bowery Boys.[1] The film was released on March 7, 1954, by Allied Artists and is the thirty-third film in the series.

Paris Playboys
Directed byWilliam Beaudine
Written byElwood Ullman
Edward Bernds
Produced byBen Schwalb
StarringLeo Gorcey
Huntz Hall
David Gorcey
Bernard Gorcey
CinematographyHarry Neumann
Edited byJohn C. Fuller
Music byMarlin Skiles
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Distributed byAllied Artists Pictures
Release date
  • March 7, 1954 (1954-03-07)
Running time
65 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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After Sach is mistaken by French professor as the missing Prof. Maurice Gaston LeBeau,[2] they convince him to impersonate the professor in the hopes of driving the real professor out of hiding. Sach and Slip head off to Paris, along with Louie, and proceed with the plan, with everyone there thinking that the professor has amnesia. The real professor finds out about his impostor and returns to Paris, just in time to encounter spies who are trying to steal the professor's rocket fuel formula that he was working on when he disappeared. Sach, however, creates his own rocket formula that saves the day, and he is rewarded for his efforts in the end.

Cast

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The Bowery Boys

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Remaining cast

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Production

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After thirty two films in this series, the opening title screen was changed from "Starring Leo Gorcey and the Bowery Boys" to "Starring Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall and the Bowery Boys" beginning with this film.

In the film, David Gorcey and Bennie Bartlett only appear in an early scene at Louie's Sweet Shop, and have no lines of dialogue.

Home media

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Warner Archives released the film on made-to-order DVD in the United States as part of "The Bowery Boys, Volume Three" on October 1, 2013.

References

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  1. ^ Hayes, David (1984). The Films of the Bowery Boys. Secaucus, NJ: The Citadel Press. ISBN 978-0806509310.
  2. ^ Dixon, Wheeler W. (2005). Lost In The Fifties: Recovering Phantom Hollywood. SIU Press. p. 3. ISBN 0809388448.
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Preceded by 'The Bowery Boys' movies
1946-1958
Succeeded by