CALL A MESSENGER
(Universal) Much nearer 42nd Street than New York’s slums are the famed Dead End Kids in this unpretentious film. But though they have jettisoned some of their toughness, they contrive to make the show worth seeing. The "gang" join the Postal Union as messengers (not without the persuasion of black eyes, etc.), and end in a blaze of glory by busting up a bunch of crooks. None of the performances is outstanding, but everyone does his bit convincingly, and the whole show, which never sets out to reach great heights, comfortably arrives at lower ones.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 3, Issue 53, 28 June 1940, Page 38
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98CALL A MESSENGER New Zealand Listener, Volume 3, Issue 53, 28 June 1940, Page 38
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