Dorathen Better Late Then Never

Beystiman It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

Frances Chung Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Brenda The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

MartinHafer The Bowery Boys films were mindless entertainment. This is NOT meant as a criticism--they were quickly made and interesting B-movies with very modest pretenses. I mention this because you shouldn't expect a film that you'd find on a disc from The Criterion Collection or at a fancy film festival--they were popular entertainment for the masses. Because of that, I cut their films a lot of slack and realize they aren't 'high art'!"Loose in London" is one of the later films from the Boys. Because of that Sach and Slip are looking practically geriatric (they're hardly boys any more) and all the familiar old members of the gang have long since disappeared. It's simply the Sach and Slip show.The film begins with Sach (Huntz Hall) learning that a very, very distant relative in Britain wants to see him. Once there, the gang learn that the old man plans on leaving his fortune to someone...but hasn't yet decided. As for Sach's other family members, they've decided...Sach must die because he looks like the likely candidate because the Uncle seems to like him a lot! What follows is predictable and a nice time-passer. And, as usual, they manage to escape death...though you'd sure think these idiots would be the FIRST to die in real life!Nothing special, nothing bad here. The usual blend of slapstick and laughs and nothing more.

Michael_Elliott Loose in London (1953) ** 1/2 (out of 4) Pretty good Bowery Boys entry has Sach (Huntz Hall) being informed that his rich uncle in Britain is about to die and needs to meet him to see if he's civil enough for the family money. Slip (Leo Gorcey), Louie (Bernard Gorcey) and the "other two" end up in Britain as well as they try and teach Sach the proper way to act but soon it appears some jealous family members might be trying to knock him off. Number thirty in the series is actually a refreshing change of pace as William Beaudine was replaced by Edward Bernds who helped co-write the screenplay with Edward Ullman. Ullman was a veteran of countless Three Stooges shorts and it's clear he brought some of that frantic pacing to this film. There were countless times during the film where you'd think you were watching a Stooges short simply because of how fast pace the film was. You can also see several examples of Hall doing a mixture of Curly and Larry including one sequence where he gives that angry squeal that Curly often gives after getting frustrated. We're also treated to much more physical humor and poor Louie takes the majority of the abuse including his scenes on a ship where he drinks a tad bit too much and ends up getting knocked out, which is why he ends up in London. Both Gorcey and Hall seem re-energized by the newer material and it's clear that Leo is back of full strength. I certainly wouldn't say this was one of his better performances in the series but at least it seems like he's into what's going on. One of the funniest bits in the series is when Hall thinks a stuffed fox on the wall is moving and he gets too close only to have the creature attack his nose. Those hoping to see the boys actually in London might be somewhat disappointed because everything that does take place overseas is simply shot against rear projection. That really doesn't hurt the film too much as everything is so fast paced and energetic that you can't help but enjoy all the madness going on. At 62-minutes the film goes by very quickly and the crazy ending will certainly have a smile on your face. LOOSE IN London is a long way from a classic but following such bad entries as the previous three films you can't help but see it as a mini-masterpiece for the series.

sol1218 ***SPOILERS*** The "Bowery Boys" get the startling news from British solicitor Allison J. Higby, at Louie Dumbrowsky's Sweet Shop in the Bowery that one of their illustrious members Sach or Horace Dumbussy Jones, as he's legally known as, is related to the filthy rich English Earl of Walsingham! It turns out that this guy-the Earl-is loaded to the gills owning coal mines in Wessex textile mills in Essex an exclusive sporting lodge, that the British Royal Family members attends annually, in Sussex and to round things off is part owner of an NBA Basketball team in Phoenix!Getting on the first boat sailing for jolly old England the boys, Slip Sach Butch & Chuck, together with Louie Dumbrowsky who was a stowaway, by getting himself smashed at the going away party and forgetting to leave the boat, on board finally get to Walsingham Castel only to find out that the Earl's, who's on his deathbed, fortune is to be divided among his greedy relatives who in fact, by slipping poison in his medication, are tying to murder him. Sach for his part brings the Earl back to health by substituting his "medication" with ice cream and cookies that makes his relatives mad as hell. So mad that they plan to do Sach as well as the Earl in before he changes his will and leaves everything, the sporting lodge coal mines textile mills and basketball team, over to Sach!***SPOILERS*** The "Bowery Boys" go into action foiling the Earl of Walsingham's relatives from murdering him but the Earl now on his feet and ready for action, due to Sach treating him, does a pretty good job himself with his Olympic caliber fencing skills. The sad thing about all this is in the end when all the dust is cleared and the Earl safely out of harms way it turns out that Sach is not the Horace Dembussy Jones who's related to him. That's a guy named Jones in far off Australia! And what do you think Sach & the "Bowery Boys" together with Louie get for all the trouble they went through in saving the Earl's life from the grateful Earl, who's worth billions, himself? A measly 1,000 pound sterling which isn't even pocket change for him! That lousy and ungrateful cheapskate!

wes-connors An English messenger arrives at the "Sweet Shop" with some startling news - harebrained Huntz Hall (as Horace Debussy "Sach" Jones) is the blue-blooded heir to a potential fortune. To claim his prize, Mr. Hall sails to jolly old England, to meet his worldly relatives, and divvy up the riches. Of course, "Bowery Boys" leader Leo Gorcey (as Terrence Aloysius "Slip" Mahoney) accompanies Hall, as financial adviser and extended pinkie trainer. Other travelers include David "Condon" Gorcey (as Chuck Anderson), Benny Bartlett (as Butch Williams), and reluctant stowaway Bernard Gorcey (as Louie Dumbrowsky). In Hall's ancestral castle, relatives plot to get rid of the competition. Cheap, obvious, and occasionally funny.**** Loose in London (5/24/53) Edward Bernds ~ Huntz Hall, Leo Gorcey, Bernard Gorcey, Norma Varden