{"product_id":"from-broadway-to-the-bowery-leonard-getz-9780786460922","title":"From Broadway to the Bowery: A History and Filmography of the Dead End Kids, Little Tough Guys, East Side Kids and Bowery Boys Films, with Cast Bio","description":"\u003cp\u003e In 1935 Sidney Kingsley's play about streetwise urban kids, \u003ci\u003eDead End\u003c\/i\u003e, opened on Broadway featuring 14 adolescent actors. For two years on Broadway and then on tour, Kingsley's play delivered its social commentary contrasting affluent neighborhoods and tenement slums on New York City's East River. The film industry picked up the story and in 1937 released \u003ci\u003eDead End\u003c\/i\u003e which spawned 23 more years of films and serials featuring the Dead End Kids and their offshoots, Little Tough Guys, East Side Kids and the Bowery Boys.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This chronicle follows the street kids through the many assorted incarnations, shifting casts and studios. First the reader is introduced to how the original play and film came about. A cast list and analysis of each production follows. For the major players, the author provides a biography and filmography, and several of these entries include a tribute from a friend or family member. Brief biographical profiles are given for other actors. Sketches of the \"Dead End\" revivals of 1978 and 2005 follow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leonard Getz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 078646092X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786460922\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/26\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 6.90w x 1.00d","brand":"Leonard Getz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44159525552383,"sku":"9780786460922","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f3b23430-e322-4ae5-937d-75959dc0adcd.jpg?v=1689083126","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/from-broadway-to-the-bowery-leonard-getz-9780786460922","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}