Hot Shots (1956)
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Directors
Jean Yarbrough
Cast
Huntz Hall
The story
Joey Munroe, a spoiled child television star, tries to steal the Bowery Boys' car. Duke and Sach catch him in the act, and learn that he was trying to escape from an unhappy home life with his guardians, and a boring professional life at the TV studio. Television executive P.
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comedy film
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