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Synopsis: After being double crossed by a crooked promoter and seriously injured in the ring, Johnny Higgins would rather drink his troubles away than fight again. However, when his kid brother, Jimmy, is killed trying to take his place, Johnny agrees to let Slip Mahoney and the Bowery Boys train him for a comeback. They are successful and he earns a shot at the championship but the promoter, Blinky Harris, is determined to do whatever it takes to keep the title on his man and force Johnny to throw the fight. Who's in it? The movie stars Leo Gorcey , Huntz Hall , Frankie Darro , Lyle Talbot and Bert Conway. Review: After being under a heat advisory the past couple days, it is finally cooling down a bit but was raining this morning. So, since a walk was out of the question, I once again found a movie to watch. I've had Fighting Fools on my list for a while and finally selected it. It ended up being a great choice and might even be the best Bowery Boys movie I've watched...

Synopsis: After losing his wife and daughter to polio, Dr. Bernard Adrian is determined to find a way to reverse the paralysis caused by the disease. However, because his process is considered controversial, he only has one patient, Frances Clifford, a young woman who is confined to a wheelchair. When a circus trainer is mauled by an escaped ape, Adrian takes advantage and steals some of the man's spinal fluid and learns his theory about using the substance to regenerate the nerves is correct. Needing more, Adrian kills the ape and dressed as the creature, commits murder. Who's in it? The movie stars Boris Karloff , Maris Wrixon , Gene O'Donnell, Dorothy Vaughan and Henry Hall . Review: I've had The Ape on my watch list for several years but just never found the time to watch it until finally doing so this morning. Ultimately, the film wasn't quite what I was expecting it to be, but it wasn't a terrible movie either. I think, at least by today's standar...