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Block Busters
Block Busters

Block Busters

Muggs must fight a new French kid who has just moved into the neighborhood.

Genres

Comedy

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Muggs, Glimpy and the rest of the Kids set about to Americanize affable young French refugee Jean Rogers. But after a disastrous baseball game, Jean is chased out of the neighborhood and told not to return.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

60 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

22 July 1944

Country

United States of America

Cast

Leo Gorcey

Leo Gorcey

Muggs McGinnis

Huntz Hall

Huntz Hall

Glimpy

Gabriel Dell

Gabriel Dell

Skinny

William Benedict

William Benedict

Butch

Fred Pressel

Fred Pressel

Jean

Jimmy Strand

Jimmy Strand

Danny

Bill Chaney

Bill Chaney

Tobey

Roberta Smith

Roberta Smith

Jinx

Noah Beery

Noah Beery

Judge

Harry Langdon

Harry Langdon

Higgins

Minerva Urecal

Minerva Urecal

Amelia Rogiet

Jack Gilman

Jack Gilman

Batter

Kay Marvis

Kay Marvis

Irma

Tom Herbert

Tom Herbert

Meyer

Bernard Gorcey

Bernard Gorcey

Lippman

Charles Murray Jr.

Charles Murray Jr.

Umpire

Jimmie Noone

Jimmie Noone

Jimmy Noone

Robert F. Hill

Robert F. Hill

Doctor (uncredited)

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