Hell's Kitchen

Don Turner (Chick), Robert Strange (Callahan) and Jimmy O'Gatty (Mug) are listed in studio records for those roles, but were not seen in the movie.

As a result of a PTA complaint, this was the last gangster angle picture made by The Dead End Kids.

This was one of the first films that Broadway columnist-turned-film producer/writer Mark Hellinger worked on at the B-picture unit of Warner Brothers. Hellinger was under close scrutiny by Hollywood columnists to observe how he would perform, and they jokingly referred to this film as "Hellinger's Kitchen".

The fifth of seven movies featuring The Dead End Kids.

The film was given an "H" rating (now known as an "X" rating) in the United Kingdom due to its violence.

Cast of Hell's Kitchen

Ronald Reagan as Jim
Margaret Lindsay as Beth
Billy Halop as Tony
Bobby Jordan as Joey
Leo Gorcey as Gyp
Gabriel Dell as Bingo
Huntz Hall as Ace
Bernard Punsly as Ouch