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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 Kid s series, and as ''Slip Mahoney'' when Monogram Studios (now known as Allied Artists ) changed the group to the ''Bowery Boys''. 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 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. 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. The Dead Ends Kids were: : Billy Halop (Tommy) : Huntz Hall (Dippy) : Bobby Jordan (Angel) : Leo Gorcey (Spit) : Gabriel Dell (T. B) : Bernard Punsly (Milty) FILMS OF THE DEAD END KIDS As "The Little Tough Guys & Dead End Kids" 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 |
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