#151

#151 The Sad Ending to the Bowery Boys Bernard Gorcey!
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[@beachwalker2574]

Thank you for the documentary on the East Side Kids / Bowery Boys / Dead End Kids I never knew how Bernard Gorcey died and then Leo with his issues ... Thanks again great job! I watch then all the time I have DVDS i'm 59 :)

[@BigBillAndersonsDeathTours]

Thank you for your fine words! I love the Bowery Boys also!😀👍

[@jimnething1264]

thank you so much for this wonderfu video! I've always loved the Bowery Boys!! So sad what happened to Bernard Gorcey!

[@robertshafran1612]

Wow. That was awesome Thank you. Uye Gevalt, Murphy where are you. Help police. Satchalla. Grew up watching in Brooklyn and Rockaway as a kid. Funny how I still remember some lines. Thank you for taking the time sharing.

[@jimperkins4960]

Thank you Bill.

[@BigBillAndersonsDeathTours]

I appreciate your watching this Jim!😀👍

[@wayneschenet5340]

Bill, I greatly enjoyed your video about Bernard Gorcey, David and Leo. How about a video on Hunts Hall, who was also a great part of the Bowery Boys shows! Keep up the good work! Wayne

[@jerrylockridge6498]

There is no replacing the Bowrey Boys they were a joy to watch. Thank You so much for the tribute to Bernard, he was always one of my favorites. I am glad to see you doing well my friend. Can't wait to see your next presentation. You always do everyone you feature a great justice. You are the best at what you do Big Bill. Keep up the Amazing Work.

[@opa1951]

Wow! This brings back long lost memories. Good work Bill. Keep up the good work.

[@timegoblin9789]

Thank you for a great video. We LOVE "Louie" and The Bowery Boys and have all their movies on DVD. We watch several of their movies every week. They are still absolutely hilarious and still bringing happiness to the world. :)

[@BigBillAndersonsDeathTours]

Thank you so much for watching!😀👍

[@voodoo49]

I also enjoyed The Bowery Boys as a kid and one of my favorites,being a big wrestling fan, was No Holds Barred. You too, Big Bill?

[@BigBillAndersonsDeathTours]

Thank you so much for your kind words!😀👍

[@naturalobserver6130]

Thanks, I always wondered why Stanley Clements replaced Leo Gorcey, now I know.👍

[@MikeAdams-dc9ib]

I love the browely boys they help me forget my problems i still love thembi want to get their dvd collecton soon their so funny im their sad theire gone but im glad their movies are still around so i get to cherrish .my childhood rip to the browerly boys you were great!!!,

[@lynnspearman1085]

I used to watch them on the Sunday morning movies while growing up. I hope that you are feeling. Good to see that you are getting out.

[@jesus.christis.lord.foreve899]

🙏 a rock respect

[@Stephensorrentino]

Well done

[@grego925]

Nice video Bill. Way too young. Thank You

[@silvereagle2061]

You said he was born in 86 but his marker says 84. Take care of yourself Bill. Hard times ahead.

[@bettycogswell9851]

I remember watching them in the 60's when I was very young. I remember enjoying them...

[@charlesweimer2842]

Loved watching their movies they were great

[@BigBillAndersonsDeathTours]

Yes they were! Thank you for watching this video!😀👍

[@phillippennington5369]

The Bowrey Boys is my favorite way to spend a Saturday AM with Turner Classic Movies.

[@corybourgeois3653]

As a young boy I remember watching the Bowery brother’s, Little Rascals and the Three Stooges. The best part of my youth. Great comedy actors.

[@BigBillAndersonsDeathTours]

I agree!

[@IgnitedCoyote]

Great to see you big Bill! And hear another great story about Hollywood's forgotten history. thanks so much for the work you do to keep these stories alive!

[@rosemariemckinley7326]

Tomorrow is my birthday. Thank you for sharing this with me. I hope you are well and safe. Please take care of yourself. Much love.

[@magpieone9390]

I hope you have a great day.Happy Birthday 🎂🎉

[@michaelwargo5301]

Thank you so much for this...loved the bowery boys

[@magpieone9390]

OMG, I haven't seen the Bowery Boys in years!!! Wonder if it's on a streaming service? I was more into the Little Rascals, James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart,John Wayne,Errol Flynn ❤️and Universal/AIP pics,any horror/old movie!(Watching Dark Shadows on Amazon prime!)Big Bill you are a wonderful person to bring back memories & keeping people alive thru your posts!God bless you & Audie ❤️🥰😍😘

[@451hist]

TCM shows them on Saturday mornings.

[@magpieone9390]

@@451hist I got rid of satellite because I was tired of paying for new customers.Cable....Comcast is too much because they are the only ones in town! I thought monopolies were illegal, but oh well!

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

Hey Bill, I visited the cemetery across the street last year and was planning to visit Gorcey's grave too, but I forgot they are closed on Saturday. I LOVE his headstone! Curtain opening and curtain closing. How cool. Hopefully I'll make it back up there one of these days. Thanks for the preview.

[@goodolboy5228]

What busy day? The governor told me not to leave the house.

[@lisad476]

I remember the Bowery Boys. Didn't know this though sad. Thankyou once again, be well, stay safe

[@flkglobalreport5839]

Thank you so much for this video. I truly wondered whatever happened with their lives. I truly loved the Bowery Boys. I am 67 years of age and truly remember them with very fond memories and laughs.

[@RailfanNetwork]

Very nice BBA!!!

[@magpieone9390]

Love BBA!!!!!Wonder if he cares if we start calling him that!!

[@godw9371]

I grew up watching the Bowery Boys ad still enjoy watching them every chance I get. Thanks for the video and for finding and cleaning up Bernard's headstone.

[@johnkelsey2482]

That was Great....I love that series...Thanks...

[@FarleyHillBilly]

Nice one Bill.

[@ihaulscrap]

Where were the bowery boys movies filmed? Were they actually filmed in NYC or Hollywood?

[@BigBillAndersonsDeathTours]

I believe in Hollywood!

[@brandonguillory242]

great video my friend

[@procopiojrpalacios9702]

Apparently, little Louie was 4'10" tall, and his wife Josie was 4'11"... Their son Leo was a 12 lb. newborn and grew to 5'6''. Talented family, along with son, David. RIP, Gorcey clan.

[@mistervacation23]

These guys were the best! Wish they still played them on TV.

[@whatsthedealwithdanny3913]

Great video as always brother. I have never heard of the Bowery Boys. If I get a chance I will check it out. Thanks for documenting their story. I was in your neck of the woods a couple of weeks ago. I got some content of stuff I saw here on your channel. Remember , imitation is the most sincere form of flattery. You inspired me to go to some of these sights. I hope you aren't offended by me copying some of what you have done.

[@BigBillAndersonsDeathTours]

No problem my friend! I have been inspired by many KZbinrs to do the same thing! Thank you!

[@guymitchell4784]

Omg! You missed out! Watch them!

[@alfredagreen336]

Thank you.

[@BigBillAndersonsDeathTours]

I appreciate your watching!

[@ihaulscrap]

Thx for this video, very honouring to some great guys.

[@BigBillAndersonsDeathTours]

Thank you for watching!

[@Rontru1213446]

Have you read Leo Gorcey’s son’s book? It’s called, Me and the East Side Kid?” Believe or not, it’s an awesome study on life with an alcoholic and really a book that I enjoyed.

[@BigBillAndersonsDeathTours]

I have not read that book yet!

[@maryherlein242]

Leo Jr's book is called Me and the Dead End Kid.

[@guymitchell4784]

I was born in 1954 and spent many weekend mornings watching Leo and Huntz and the rest of the east side gang a/k/a the Bowery Boys on the black and white TV in the basement of my childhood home in Queens.

[@vanaphill2454]

My late father loved the Bowery boys. SACH in particular.

[@carolyncollins7486]

Thank you that piece of history is very interesting, I have watched them off and on through my life, I knew they didn't live to become older men, which was such a shame. Loved their movies.

[@prchristman]

Thanks for the post. I am a fan of the later Bowery Boy films with Bernard and Leo Gorcey, and Huntz Hall. I have a c. 1923 shot of Bernard in some sort of cart with glamorous actress Edith Day, being driven by horses or oxen or something. They had a bet on an Army football game. Loser had to go around Manhattan in that cart. The game ended in a tie, and both had to ride in that cart. A younger Bernard had a cigar in his right hand and let Ms. Day do the talking with reporters. So Bernard was a card right from the start. Anyway, my favorite scenes were always with Bernard. Greatly missed after his unfortunate death.

[@TheMediaBunker]

Wonderful video. I have been a huge Bowery Boys fan since I was a kid, and I love Louie and the boys. What a talented family. What a fun series. Great to see you out and about Bill. Thanks!

[@ginaalbano2453]

i just started watching all the bowery boys movies. it reminds me of my childhood. every sunday my mother would be making the sauce an me and my 3 sisters and my father would watch the bowery boys. so many good memories!

[@jimmyfischbeck9872]

Another blissful tribute to a lost friend! Great job!

[@warrior--poet5418]

"AS PLOT OUTWEIGHS SPECIAL EFFECTS" although decades before my birth, the dead end kids were a favorite, as my pop held the entire 20 years of that franchise.. very good movies from the 30's & 40's came through it, and before v.c.r. capabilities let us select our own viewing times, dad would find when they were scheduled for; and at that time, we held onto funny & richly played scenes from those yesteryears.. as the dead end kids or bowery boys (from their start up to the final days) our street gang of hooligans were very actively in the limelight through many classic .. for the few less known facts show the group entirely destroyed the sets & props, include crashing sound stages as inside, driving.. goldwyn (mgm) released them & warner bros continued their long series..!! dad had me watch these, and many others, together in the evenings (where available) & they became as if new, again - an aspect of my younger days, that has lasted for the rest of mine.. they were an amazing comedy set, from those "forties movies" of his childhood and should last through many generations..!! "regards to those fantastic & funny men.! " ~WarriorPoet~

[@peterlepore2726]

do a vid on bobby jordan who also died young

[@funtimes1427]

Did you visit Bobby Jordan?

[@plymouthduster2252]

Another great video Bill love watching your channel. I loved watching those movies.

[@thedoxinator3934]

Remember him well...thanks Big Bill

[@elladunfee6706]

Enjoyed this very much! Great video.

[@barbarapetitfils5017]

loved them

[@FarleyHillBilly]

Intro is mad loud Bill.

[@magpieone9390]

I love it