Hold That Hypnotist
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Hold That Hypnotist is a 1957 film starring the comedy team of The Bowery Boys
. The film was released on March 10, 1957 by Allied Artists and is the forty-fourth film in the series.
The Bowery Boys
The Bowery Boys were fictional New York City characters who were the subject of feature films released by Monogram Pictures from 1946 through 1958....
. The film was released on March 10, 1957 by Allied Artists and is the forty-fourth film in the series.
Plot
The Bowery Boys' landlady Mrs. Kelly believes in a theory proposed by Dr. Simon Noble. The theory is that through hypnosis, one can regress into a former life that they supposedly lived centuries ago. The boys believe that Noble is a phony until Sach manages to get himself hypnotized. Evidently Sach once lived as Algy Winkle, an English tax collector in Charleston, South Carolina. Winklemanaged to receive a map from Captain Blackbeard leading to buried treasure.The Bowery Boys
- Huntz HallHuntz HallHenry Richard "Huntz" Hall was an American radio, theatrical, and motion picture performer noted primarily for his roles in the "Dead End Kids" movies, such as Angels with Dirty Faces , which gave way to the "The Bowery Boys" movie franchise, a prolific and highly successful series of comedies in...
as Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones/Algy Winkle - Stanley ClementsStanley ClementsStanley Clements was an American actor and comedian.Stanley Clements was born Stanislaw Klimowicz in Long Island, New York. Young Stan realized that he wanted a show-business career while he was in grammar school, and when he graduated from college he toured in vaudeville for two years...
as Stanislaus 'Duke' Covelske/Bartender - David GorceyDavid GorceyDavid Gorcey was an American actor and comedian best known as being a member of the comedy team of The Bowery Boys. He was the younger brother of Dead End Kids member Leo Gorcey.-Career:...
as Charles 'Chuck' Anderson/Customer (Credited as David Condon) - Jimmy Murphy as Myron/Customer
Remaining cast
- Queenie SmithQueenie SmithQueenie Smith was an American stage, television, and film actress.-Biography:Smith got an early start, being trained in ballet and dance and spent her teen years performing as a dancer with the Metropolitan Opera Company in operas such as Aida, La Traviata, and Faust...
as Mrs. Kate Kelly - Jane NighJane NighBonnie Lenora "Jane" Nigh was an American actress. She was discovered in 1944 by Arthur Wenzler while working in a defense plant. She later signed a contract with Fox Studios. She appeared in movies such as Give My Regards to Broadway and Sitting Pretty...
as Cleo Daniels/Wench - Robert Foulk as Dr. Simon Noble
- James FlavinJames FlavinJames William Flavin, Jr. was an American character actor whose career lasted nearly half a century.-Life and career:...
as Jake Morgan - Murray AlperMurray AlperMurray Alper was an American actor.Alper's earliest screen credit was 1930's The Royal Family of Broadway, and for the following thirty-five years, he appeared in a number of films, usually playing cab drivers, bookies, cops and GIs.Frequently seen in comedies, Alper was featured in the Three...
as Gail - Dick ElliotDick ElliotFor the U.S. senator with the same name, see Dick Elliott .Richard "Dick" Elliott was an American character actor from the 1930s until the time of his death....
as Clerk - Mel WellesMel WellesMel Welles was an American film actor. His best-remembered role may be that of hapless flower shop owner Gravis Mushnik in the 1960 low-budget Roger Corman dark comedy, The Little Shop of Horrors....
as Blackbeard
Cast notes
- Last appearance of Mrs. Kelly.
- In Sach's Algy Winkle flashback, Duke appears as a bartender at a pub, while Chuck and Myron are customers at the pub, and Cleo Daniels as a waitress.