If you have watched later "Kids" movies you will not get the humor that is prevalent in those. This movie is sans Huntz Hall and he was the real comedic influence in the movies he was in. Leo Gorcy plays Muggs in the movies and he is always a pugnacious ready, willing, and usually able to fight anyone at any time for any reason. Then there is Bobby Jordan as Danny. Danny supports Muggs through thick and thin. It gets pretty thin in this film when Muggs alienates the entire CCC camp during a boxing match. No one can that will not help a friend though. Muggs has one (Willie) come to him to fess up to stealing $100 (BIG money back then) from the camp commander's office to help his family out. Muggs enters a boxing match in the city to try and get the money. He does. Muggs is then caught trying to replace the loot and is caught as a thief. Willie leaves him hanging, Danny knows all and sees all and smacks a confession out of Willie thus clearing Muggs and teaching the lesson that certain actions do need to told to authority.
Review of Pride of the Bowery
