Slip Mahoney (Leo Gorcey) is mistakenly delivered a letter informing him he's inherited a mansion from a deceased uncle out on Long Island, and from there, the fun begins in the usual Bowery Boys manner in this early film caper of theirs. When the gang arrives at Mahoney Manor, they're greeted by caretaker 'Digger' (Eddie Gribbon), who's in league with Count Petrov (Martin Kosleck) and a diamond smuggling operation! Out in Long Island Sound a ship is moored that communicates with the mainland with flashing Morse Code signals. There was probably an easier way to do all this underhanded stuff, but this was a Bowery Boys flick.
The picture makes a minor attempt at a haunted house story, making it at least one of a half dozen or so pictures in which the series used that gimmick, going all the way back to the East Side Kids days. 1951's "Ghost Chasers" and 1946's "Spook Busters" rate higher here on IMDb, but my favorite will always be "Ghosts on the Loose" from 1943, with horror icon Bela Lugosi in the cast. There really isn't much in terms of scares in this one; a supposed ghost that terrifies Whitey (Billy Benedict), Butch (Benny Bartlett) and Chuck (David Gorcey) is dismissed rather quickly in favor of eavesdroppers in portraits and an expected lights out scenario.
When the real Terrence Mahoney (Paul Harvey) eventually shows up, the diamond smuggling gang is quickly brought to heel, while Sach (Huntz Hall) casts his eyes on Mahoney's pretty daughter Teresa (Amelita Ward). It's all pretty standard stuff for the Bowery Boys, with sometimes member Gabe (Gabriel Dell) showing up as a cop to lend a hand in putting away the bad guys.
The picture makes a minor attempt at a haunted house story, making it at least one of a half dozen or so pictures in which the series used that gimmick, going all the way back to the East Side Kids days. 1951's "Ghost Chasers" and 1946's "Spook Busters" rate higher here on IMDb, but my favorite will always be "Ghosts on the Loose" from 1943, with horror icon Bela Lugosi in the cast. There really isn't much in terms of scares in this one; a supposed ghost that terrifies Whitey (Billy Benedict), Butch (Benny Bartlett) and Chuck (David Gorcey) is dismissed rather quickly in favor of eavesdroppers in portraits and an expected lights out scenario.
When the real Terrence Mahoney (Paul Harvey) eventually shows up, the diamond smuggling gang is quickly brought to heel, while Sach (Huntz Hall) casts his eyes on Mahoney's pretty daughter Teresa (Amelita Ward). It's all pretty standard stuff for the Bowery Boys, with sometimes member Gabe (Gabriel Dell) showing up as a cop to lend a hand in putting away the bad guys.