Blues Busters

Sach develops an uncanny ability to sing after having his tonsils removed, and Slip convinces Louie to convert his sweet shop into a nightclub called the Bowery Palace after unsuccessfully trying to land Sach a singing job at a neighboring club, the Rio Cabana. After Sach's singing makes him a star, Rick Martin, the owner of the rival club, unsuccessfully tries to hire him. Rick asks his lady friend Lola to secure Sach's signature on a contract, using the pretense that she is asking for his autograph. Rick then pursues the Bowery Palace's other star, Sally Dolan. However, she does not want to go because Rick is after more than just her singing talent. She informs Lola about Rick's intentions and Lola agrees to testify that Sach's signature was just an autograph and not a signed contract, thereby allowing him to return to the Bowery Palace. However, Sach has sought medical treatment to cure the "tickle in his throat' and has lost the ability to sing. ==Cast==

The Bowery Boys • Leo Gorcey as Terrance Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney • Huntz Hall as Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones • William Benedict as Whitey • David Gorcey as Chuck • Buddy Gorman as Butch Remaining cast • Gabriel Dell as Gabe Moreno • Adele Jergens as Lola Stanton • Bernard Gorcey as Louie Dumbrowski • Craig Stevens as Rick Martin • Phyllis Coates as Sally Dolan • William Vincent as Teddy Davis • Virginia Herrick (uncredited) ==Production==

The working title of the film was The Bowery Thrush. It is the last Bowery Boys film with Gabriel Dell, who, tired of taking a back seat to costars Leo Gorcey and Huntz Hall, quit the series. ==Home media==

The film was released twice on home media, first on VHS by Warner Bros. on September 1, 1998 and then by Warner Archives, which released the film on made-to-order DVD in the United States as part of The Bowery Boys, Volume One collection on November 23, 2012. ==Soundtrack==

• "Wasn't It You?" • Written by Ben Raleigh and Bernie Wayne • Played on a radio and sung by Huntz Hall (dubbed by John Laurenz) • "Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho" • Traditional spiritual • Sung by Adele Jergens in a nightclub (dubbed by Gloria Wood) • "Bluebirds Keep Singin' in the Rain" • Written by Johnny Lange and Eliot Daniel • Published by Bulls Eye Music Inc. (ASCAP) • Played on piano by Gabriel Dell • Sung by Huntz Hall (dubbed by John Laurenz) • Reprised by Huntz Hall in the nightclub (dubbed by John Laurenz) • "Let's Have a Heart to Heart Talk" • Written by Billy Austin, Edward Brandt and Paul Landers • Played on piano by Gabriel Dell • Sung by Huntz Hall (dubbed by John Laurenz) • Reprised by Huntz Hall in the nightclub (dubbed by John Laurenz) • "You Walk By" • Written by Ben Raleigh and Bernie Wayne • Played by the orchestra with Gabriel Dell on piano • Sung by Huntz Hall (dubbed by John Laurenz) • "Better Be Lookin' Out for Love" • Written by Ralph Wolf and Johnny Lange • Sung by Adele Jergens in a nightclub (dubbed by Gloria Wood) • "Swanee River" • Written by Stephen Foster (as Stephen Collins Foster) • Jazzy version played by Gabriel Dell on piano • Danced to by William 'Billy' Benedict, David Gorcey and Buddy Gorman • "Dixie's Lan" • Written by Daniel Decatur Emmett • Sung by Leo Gorcey According to a Hollywood Reporter news item, singer Bob Carroll was the singing double for Huntz Hall, but some reviews credit the voice as that of John Laurenz. ==References==