LOL... Satch... XD Huntz Hall could recite the alphabet, or drink tea, and I'd be on the floor in stitches. He sort of reminds me of Buster Keaton. Leo Gorcey's hilarious too. Both of these men were just brilliant, and age didn't seem to slow either down - at least not in this short! :)
They still looked good enough (mid-1960s), at least in these longshots, but didn't they have a script? It sounds like they just ad-libbed some
weak stuff made up on the spot. I hope their other scenes were better.
They probably would have been great as a supporting team in a TV show of the era (like a couple of comic bartenders or something), but I think Gorcey was probably too unreliable by this time due to booze and attitude. When he had it together, tho, he was quite good. Hall, too.
I saw a Saturday morning kids show in the mid-70's (visiting my sister and her kids) that I watched with fascination because it starred (I think) Larry Storch (Agarn from F TROOP), Carl Ballantine (McHALE'S NAVY) and the guest stars were Huntz Hall and (I think) Leo Gorcey. Any idea what that was?
The only line I remember: Hall says something stupid and Storch says, "For the first time, I feel like I've been to college."
Rather fascinating in a trainwreck sort of way. It reminds me of the Curley Joe films of the 3 Stooges, or the later years of Laurel & Hardy, or the new Indiana Jones movie.
I always thought that Leo Gorcey would have rivaled Cagney and Bogart if he had made his career acting in the lead of "gangster" films back then. He had the look and the talk. He had the chilling cold look of a killer in some of the films he did. A great actor! Should have dropped the comedy and went drama instead!
From Second Fiddle to a Steel Guitar (1965). Staged country music acts with offstage comedy scenes. Arnold Stang convinces his wife, a theater manager, to put on country music acts instead of stuffy grand opera. She says OK. The acts go on (and on). The comedy: Gorcey tells the wife to assign him and Hall any job she wants done, and he'll make sure Hall does it. Stang sees Hall in an opera costume, thinks Hall is a stuffy opera singer, bops him over the head, and stuffs him in a closet.
A great duo!
MZVIRB1022 1 day ago
No matter what--it was great to see them together again!
paudistooge 2 weeks ago
they kinda sucked here.
diddymuck 2 months ago
"Can't ya see I'm concecratin' " He use to say.
warrenclarkable 5 months ago
At least,Leo and Huntz are funny here..and Leo is not drunk here.
TheStanbabe 10 months ago
LOL... Satch... XD Huntz Hall could recite the alphabet, or drink tea, and I'd be on the floor in stitches. He sort of reminds me of Buster Keaton. Leo Gorcey's hilarious too. Both of these men were just brilliant, and age didn't seem to slow either down - at least not in this short! :)
crazysingingchick 1 year ago
I have a youtube channel I am uoloading all their movies to check it out here:
youtube.com/user/BoysOfTheBowery
BoysOfTheBowery 1 year ago
This looks good, Mr Gorcey must've worked hard to stay clean enough to work with
Mr Hall in the two movies they did in the 60's.I'm guessing that he tryed to please all
his fans one last time,one last memorie to hold onto. Bowery Boys Movies rule.
Peace.
zisoul 1 year ago
Thanks for the past blast, fedop, I'm 58 today and one of those boomers.
CharlieOchs 1 year ago
Kind of odd. Leo Gorcey's speech sounds slurred, and he's yelling through the entire bit like he's been drinking.
saxophoney 1 year ago
Poifect! Loved Leo and Huntz...
krugin72 1 year ago
In the old days Sach wouldn't have dared put a hand on Slip, no???
spagandtuna 1 year ago
John Lennon's humor definitely came from Huntz Hall....after Huntz Hall is on the cover of The Beatles LP cover Sgt. Pepper!
spikewilbury 2 years ago
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beautyjudge 2 years ago
Leo Gorcey was supposed to be on the cover too---but he wanted a lot of money.
So his picture was removed!
True story.
beautyjudge 2 years ago 2
Ha ha, I said up, UUp. Leo and Huntz were the best. The chemistry between them throughout their career was impeccible. Poifct. Love it....
krugin72 3 years ago
I can see a touch of Art Carney and Jackie Gleason in their act.
mopar2fast 3 years ago
these guys were before art and Jackie so actually you see Huntz and Leo in art and Jackies act.
gregyman49 3 years ago
They still looked good enough (mid-1960s), at least in these longshots, but didn't they have a script? It sounds like they just ad-libbed some
weak stuff made up on the spot. I hope their other scenes were better.
They probably would have been great as a supporting team in a TV show of the era (like a couple of comic bartenders or something), but I think Gorcey was probably too unreliable by this time due to booze and attitude. When he had it together, tho, he was quite good. Hall, too.
Lampshade51 3 years ago
I saw a Saturday morning kids show in the mid-70's (visiting my sister and her kids) that I watched with fascination because it starred (I think) Larry Storch (Agarn from F TROOP), Carl Ballantine (McHALE'S NAVY) and the guest stars were Huntz Hall and (I think) Leo Gorcey. Any idea what that was?
The only line I remember: Hall says something stupid and Storch says, "For the first time, I feel like I've been to college."
tuxguys 2 years ago
Was this something that actually found its way into theatres, or was it made for TV?
I agree that Gorcey could have been great with better roles. But those roles went to Cagney.
147Brighton 3 years ago
Rather fascinating in a trainwreck sort of way. It reminds me of the Curley Joe films of the 3 Stooges, or the later years of Laurel & Hardy, or the new Indiana Jones movie.
BadAndy 3 years ago
I somewhat agree with you. Satch and Slip were very much like Moe and Curly, with no Larry.
tuxguys 2 years ago
I always thought that Leo Gorcey would have rivaled Cagney and Bogart if he had made his career acting in the lead of "gangster" films back then. He had the look and the talk. He had the chilling cold look of a killer in some of the films he did. A great actor! Should have dropped the comedy and went drama instead!
whitteydog 3 years ago
Wow, Leo sounds four sheets to the wind again, even worse than he did in "Crashing Las Vegas" soon after his father died.
RobertBellem 4 years ago
they were the best... the greatest
ajax7925 4 years ago
This is from SECOND FIDDLE TO A STEEL GUITAR (1966).
horrormovieshows 4 years ago
God that sucked~
My memories of them are whirling down the toilet.
Help......
Big Daddy
BigDaddy1968 4 years ago
Too bad they didn't have a script.
Gregg30 4 years ago
This is great. They still looked good. Great memories. ANGELO
angelsantos1 4 years ago
Anyone know what this is from?
Gregg30 4 years ago
From Second Fiddle to a Steel Guitar (1965). Staged country music acts with offstage comedy scenes. Arnold Stang convinces his wife, a theater manager, to put on country music acts instead of stuffy grand opera. She says OK. The acts go on (and on). The comedy: Gorcey tells the wife to assign him and Hall any job she wants done, and he'll make sure Hall does it. Stang sees Hall in an opera costume, thinks Hall is a stuffy opera singer, bops him over the head, and stuffs him in a closet.
prchristman 4 years ago