You're Not So Tough

You're Not So Tough
Directed byJoe May
Written byArthur T. Horman (screenplay)Brenda Weiberg (screenplay)Maxwell Aley (story)
Produced byKen Goldsmith (associate producer)
StarringThe Dead End KidsLittle Tough Guys
CinematographyElwood Bredell
Music byHans J. Salter
Distributed byUniversal Studios
Release date
  • July 26, 1940 (1940-07-26)
Running time
65 min
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

You're Not So Tough is a 1940 Universal Studiosdrama film directed by Joe May and starring Dead End Kids and the Little Tough Guys and was the first in the series where Billy Halop and Huntz Hall weren't billed in the opening credits before the Dead End Kids name.[1]

Plot

The Dead End Kids ride a freight train through California. After arrest, Tom and Pig are hired to work on a ranch owned by Mama Posito. Tom learns Posito hasn't seen her son in years, but believes he may still be alive. Tom decides to pose as her son. Posito's benevolence gets the best of Tom, and he stays for love, not greed.

Cast

The Dead End Kids

The Little Tough Guys

Additional cast

Production

Billy Halop and Huntz Hall were now joined by fellow Dead End KidsGabriel Dell, Bernard Punsly, and Bobby Jordan, the latter making his first of three appearances in the Universal series.

The series was now officially coined "The Dead End Kids and The Little Tough Guys". However, much of the attention for most of these entries would be on the original Dead End Kids, while the Little Tough Guys were often reduced to walk-on cameos.

References

  1. ^Manago, Jim (2015). Behind Sach - The Huntz Hall Story. BearManor Media. Retrieved 11 June 2020.