No one exemplifies the angst of the Depression era street kid more
than The Dead End Kids. They were the stars of Sidney Kingsley's
1935 play, Dead End and reprised their roles in Samuel Goldwyn's
1937 Hollywood film version. The movie defined the theme of slum
dramas for the juvenile rebellion films of subsequent decades. The
Dead End Kids were Billy Halop, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, Leo
Gorcey, Gabriel Dell and Bernard Punsly. The best of their films
were the gangster movies where the boys collided with the likes of
Humphrey Bogart in Dead End and Crime School, James Cagney in
Angels with Dirty Faces and John Garfield in They Made Me a
Criminal. They bandied about light weights like Ronald Reagan in
lackluster efforts like Hell's Kitchen and Angels Wash Their Faces
before being reformed by a military academy in On Dress Parade.
Their original reign was short lived, not because they ran out of
steam but because they had to be toned down because of public
criticism. It didn't matter because The Dead End Kids mutated into
several splinter groups that starred in various configurations of
the original members for the next quarter century, carving out a
unique niche in motion picture history. One of the uncharted
tributaries of this history is the solo careers of the actors who
played the Dead End Kids. There were careers of mixed blessings
after the initial stardom and each member faced and dealt with the
typecasting dilemma in different ways and various degrees of
success. There was plenty of heartbreak and disappointment along a
way that started with Dead End in 1935 and ended with Dr. Bernard
Punsly's death in 2004. Beyond Dead End: The Solo Careers of The
Dead End Kids chronicles a saga of mixed blessings where each
member faced and dealt with the typecasting dilemma in different
ways and various degrees of success
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