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2800:Spy Chasers
2583:News Hounds
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2269:Flying Wild
2222:Bobby Stone
2205:Eddie Mills
2142:Sam Edwards
2096:Bill Chaney
2079:Eddie Brian
1968:Sea Raiders
1856:Billy Halop
1639:Billy Halop
1533:Bobby Stone
1268:Re-releases
1188:Earle Snell
1082:Beryl Sachs
905:Jack Henley
826:Wallace Fox
793:Flying Wild
672:Screenplay
656:Filmography
634:Bill Chaney
606:as Dave in
604:Eddie Mills
573:Sam Edwards
552:Eddie Brian
538:(both 1943)
522:(both 1940)
506:(both 1940)
449:Dave Durand
442:Bobby Stone
410:as Pete in
208:Bobby Stone
135:Sam Katzman
82:. In 1938,
76:Billy Halop
2886:Categories
2604:Jinx Money
2541:Live Wires
2497:Huntz Hall
2483:Leo Gorcey
2182:Huntz Hall
2161:Leo Gorcey
2074:Leo Borden
2064:Bill Bates
1849:Huntz Hall
1681:Short film
1632:Huntz Hall
1625:Leo Gorcey
1559:1940–1945
1371:Huntz Hall
1362:Leo Gorcey
1302:References
1008:Paul Ernst
897:Sam Robins
859:Phil Rosen
831:Sam Robins
808:Al Martin
644:Leo Borden
614:Bill Bates
363:Huntz Hall
355:Leo Gorcey
220:Huntz Hall
216:Leo Gorcey
197:Pete Smith
64:Huntz Hall
60:Leo Gorcey
2835:Hot Shots
1568:1946–1958
1551:1938–1943
1139:Ande Lamb
804:Al Martin
669:Director
305:in 1943,
44:The 1935
2217:Al Stone
1996:Mug Town
1975:Mob Town
1707:Dead End
1671:Dead End
1280:See also
624:Al Stone
186:Our Gang
149:Our Gang
51:Dead End
2569:Mr. Hex
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