Review of Kid Dynamite (1943) by Kevin M. W — 05 Sep 2018
Leo Gorcey as the head of an inner-city gang, circa early 1940's, and pretty much of a dictator. He is always in the middle of a crowd telling the others what to do. The gang don't say anything back to him.
They daren't, because he doesn't like any backtalk. Only 2 speak to him: Huntz Hall as the gang's court jester, and nobody takes him seriously. And Bobby Jordan plays Gorcey's second, and that's a miserable job because Gorcey fears him, and punishes him for that.
This film is about watching Jordan take huff from Gorcey ... until he decides not to anymore. It's not bad. At the end everyone joins different branches of the Armed Forces, I guess as the great equalizer or something.
This review of Kid Dynamite (1943) was written by Kevin M. W on 05 Sep 2018.
Kid Dynamite has generally received positive reviews.
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