Master Minds

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Jane Adams, Benny Bartlett, William 'Billy' Benedict, Gabriel Dell, David Gorcey, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Alan Napier, and Glenn Strange in Master Minds (1949)

When Sach eats too much sugar, he goes into a trance whereby he's able to predict the future. Slip tries to make some money off of Sach by using him as a fortune teller in a carnival, until a mad scientist kidnaps Sach to use him in an intelligence-switching experiment with a monster.

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Buddy Comedy Comedy Family Horror

Candy on a toothache turns Sach into a prognosticator, which attracts the attention of an exploitative Slip and a personality-switching doctor hoping to create an obedient super race.Candy on a toothache turns Sach into a prognosticator, which attracts the attention of an exploitative Slip and a personality-switching doctor hoping to create an obedient super race.Candy on a toothache turns Sach into a prognosticator, which attracts the attention of an exploitative Slip and a personality-switching doctor hoping to create an obedient super race.

Director
- Jean Yarbrough
Writers
- Charles R. Marion
- Bert Lawrence
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.1/10

419

YOUR RATING

Director
- Jean Yarbrough
Writers
- Charles R. Marion
- Bert Lawrence
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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Leo Gorcey

Slip Mahoney

Huntz Hall

Sach

Gabriel Dell

Gabe Moreno

Alan Napier

Dr. Druzik

Jane Adams

Nancy Marlowe

William 'Billy' Benedict

Whitey
(as Billy Benedict)

Bernard Gorcey

Louie

Glenn Strange

Atlas the Monster

Benny Bartlett

Butch
(as Bennie Bartlett)

David Gorcey

Chuck

Skelton Knaggs

Hugo

William Yetter Sr.

Otto
(as William Yetter)

Minerva Urecal

Mrs. Hoskins

Chester Clute

Mike Barton

Pat Goldin

Father

Robert Coogan

Young Man

Fred Aldrich

Carnival Patron
(uncredited)

Stanley Blystone

Henchman
(uncredited)

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Trivia
The 16th of 48 Bowery Boys movies released from 1946 to 1958.

Goofs
When Slip and the gang duck into the lab to get away from a crazed Sach, a moving shadow of the boom microphone is visible on the large round object to the right of the frame.

Quotes
Sach, aka Ali Ben Sachmo: I don't mind toothaches too much, but they hurt.

Connections
Followed by Blonde Dynamite (1950)

Soundtracks
Sobre las olas
(Over the Waves) (uncredited)
Composed by Juventino Rosas

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Strange indeed!

I have to chime in with the other two users in singling out Glenn Strange's performance as the high point of this movie. Sure there are lots of the usual Bowery Boys hi-jinks to keep their fans amused, but it's when the hulking Strange shows up in full monster make-up doing a dead-on Huntz Hall impression that this movie really takes off. Who knew the one time Frankenstein monster had this kind of comedy talent in him? Probably my favorite of the series for just that reason.

(I need three more lines to get this posted, which is really a shame because it would be nice to be able to compliment an actor's performance without having to resort to padding --- although since I'm not padding this with "junk words" I hope it will be considered a valid submission. If not, forgive me. I did my best. I myself think brevity is an asset and would like to see it encouraged.)