The Dead End Kids
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The Dead End Kids were a group of young American film actors known for their gritty portrayals of streetwise urban youths in 1930s and 1940s Hollywood crime dramas and comedies.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The East Side Kids films | 1 |
| The Stick Up Kids | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film actor group
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acting ensemble ⓘ |
| activePeriodEnd | 1940s ⓘ |
| activePeriodStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| ageGroup | adolescent male actors ⓘ |
| basedOn | play "Dead End" by Sidney Kingsley ⓘ |
| castingOrigin | Broadway stage production ⓘ |
| castingType | ensemble cast of youths ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalContext |
Depression-era America
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pre-war and wartime Hollywood ⓘ |
| era |
Hollywood Golden Age
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surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood
|
| genre |
comedy
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crime drama ⓘ |
| industry | film industry ⓘ |
| influenced |
later teen gang films
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portrayals of juvenile gangs in American cinema ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| laterAssociatedWith |
The Bowery Boys
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The East Side Kids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| member |
Bernard Punsly
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Billy Halop NERFINISHED ⓘ Bobby Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ Gabriel Dell NERFINISHED ⓘ Huntz Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ Leo Gorcey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCollaboration |
Humphrey Bogart
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James Cagney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | portrayals of streetwise urban youths ⓘ |
| notableWork |
film "Angels with Dirty Faces"
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film "Crime School" NERFINISHED ⓘ film "Dead End" NERFINISHED ⓘ film "They Made Me a Criminal" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originallyAppearedIn | stage production "Dead End" ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | tough but sympathetic street kids ⓘ |
| portrayedDemographic | working-class urban youth ⓘ |
| portrayedThemes |
juvenile delinquency
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poverty ⓘ urban crime ⓘ |
| productionEra | black-and-white film era ⓘ |
| targetAudience | mass cinema audiences ⓘ |
| typicalRoleType |
juvenile delinquents
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street gang members ⓘ |
| typicalSetting | New York City slums ⓘ |
| typicalTone |
gritty
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humorous ⓘ |
| workLocation | Hollywood ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Stick Up Kids
this entity surface form:
The East Side Kids films