Mug Town
Seen it?1942 | 59 min | Drama, Comedy, Crime
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Angels with Dirty Faces, start here.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 59 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1942: an older pace and style.
Steve Bell, Tommy, Pig, Ape, and String are run of town. Steve, while hopping a freight card and trying to avoid the brakeman, is killed. The boys meet Steve's mother, Alice Bell and Tommy is given a job in the storage garage which she owns jointly with Mack Steward. Steve's brother Don Bell is working with some gangsters by tipping them off on valuable merchandise that can be hijacked. Pig, Ape and String overhear Don's plans to use Tommy as the fall guy in the next hijacking.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 696 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ray Taylor
- Billy HalopTommy Davis
- Huntz HallPig
- Grace McDonaldNorene Steward
- Bernard PunslyApe
- Gabriel DellString
- Edward NorrisClinker
- Virginia BrissacMrs. Bell
- Tommy KellySteve
- Dick HoganDon Bell
- Jed ProutyMack Steward