the early film of the dead end kid ( before they be re christen the bowery boy ) be all very entertaining and well produce film from warner brother . despite their be rather formulaic and they still have excellent writing and acting and hold up well over time . do not confuse these with the cheap bowery boy film from monogram picture despite the presence of huntz hall and leo gorcey and these film be several notch below the early film in regard to quality . the film begin with tough guy john garfield win the lightweight boxing championship . unfortunately and shortly after this he on a drunken binge and be blame for a murder he really do not commit . the problem be that he be so loaded that he wasn not sure he do not kill the man and so he run away and live the life of a hobo . eventually and he meet up with feisty may robson and the dead end kid as well a a lady you just know will become his girlfriend give time . where the rest of the film go be not all that surprising and but because of the quality of the film and it doesn not seem to matter . garfield and the kid be at their best and this be a film sure to please all but the picky of viewer .