The Devil Is a Sissy
German title: Drei kleine Gangster
Francaise title: Au seuil de la vie
Spain title: El demonio es un pobre diablo
Greek title: Στον ίσκιο του κακού
Russian title: Дьявол в юбке
Original title: The Devil Is a Sissy
Francaise title: Au seuil de la vie
Spain title: El demonio es un pobre diablo
Greek title: Στον ίσκιο του κακού
Russian title: Дьявол в юбке
Original title: The Devil Is a Sissy
Alternative titles:
The Devil Takes the Count | Ston iskio tou kakou
The Devil Takes the Count | Ston iskio tou kakou
Drama – USA
Production year: 1936
Movie length: 92 minutes
Production year: 1936
Movie length: 92 minutes
Director: W. S. Van Dyke (Woodbridge Strong Van Dyke), Rowland Brown
Writer: John Lee Mahin, Richard Schayer, Rowland Brown, Frank Fenton, Cyril Hume
Cinematograph: Harold Rosson, George Schneiderman (George Schneidermann)
Music: Herbert Stothart
Writer: John Lee Mahin, Richard Schayer, Rowland Brown, Frank Fenton, Cyril Hume
Cinematograph: Harold Rosson, George Schneiderman (George Schneidermann)
Music: Herbert Stothart
Movie description:
Claude Pierce is delighted to move in with his father, Jay Pierce, a struggling architect living in lower Manhattan, for the six months the divorce agreement of his parents specified. He’s come at a particularly bad time for his classmate, Gig Stevens, whose father is to be executed that night for murder, so he’s treated badly by Gig as well as Gig’s pal, Buck Murphy, and their gang. But he takes boxing lessons and holds his own in a fight with the older and heavier Buck, so he is grudgingly accepted into the gang. Their chief interest is to get a proper tombstone for Gig’s father, costing $80. When stealing and selling tires proves too slow, Claude suggests burglarizing some rich kid’s home for his toys, and pawning them. Claude leads them to a house at night, where rich looking toys are found, stolen and pawned. However, a suspicious policeman has them brought before a judge where Claude eventually confesses they were his toys; he knew his mother was away and the house was unoccupied. Claude goes free since he knew it wasn’t stealing, but Buck and Gig get probation, further alienating them from Claude. On the day they were supposed to report to the probation officer, Buck and Gig decide to run away. Despite a bad cold, Claude tries to convince them that running away will only hurt them in the long run. But they are adamant and the three hitch a ride with two men and an old lady who turn out to be gangsters on the run. Further, Buck lets on that Claude’s mother is a millionaire, hatching the gangsters’ plan to hold them for ransom. At a cafe owned by a Frenchman, Claude ostensibly orders a special sauce in French, but actually tells the owner to call the police. When they come, the bullets start flying.Boy Actors
Freddie Bartholomew
(Claude »Limey« Pierce)
(Claude »Limey« Pierce)
Birthday: 28.03.1924
Day of death: 23.01.1992
Age of the actor:
approximately 12 years old
Day of death: 23.01.1992
Age of the actor:
approximately 12 years old
Jackie Cooper
(Robert »Buck« Murphy)
(Robert »Buck« Murphy)
Birthday: 15.09.1922
Day of death: 03.05.2011
Age of the actor:
approximately 13 years old
Day of death: 03.05.2011
Age of the actor:
approximately 13 years old
Mickey Rooney
(James »Gig« Stevens)
(James »Gig« Stevens)
Birthday: 23.09.1920
Day of death: 06.04.2014
Age of the actor:
approximately 15 years old
Day of death: 06.04.2014
Age of the actor:
approximately 15 years old
Sherwood Bailey
(Bugs)
(Bugs)
Birthday: 06.08.1923
Day of death: 06.08.1987
Age of the actor:
approximately 12 years old
Day of death: 06.08.1987
Age of the actor:
approximately 12 years old
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