The Press and Pictorial Department of the Office of Censorship disapproved this picture for export because of its bad portrayal of America, citing the mugging scene, a rich boy participating in crime for excitement and poor police work.
Muggs McGinnis:
There's no smokin' around here.
Messenger with Telegram:
I'm not smoking.
Muggs McGinnis:
You got a cigarette in your mouth, haven't ya?
Messenger with Telegram:
Sure. I've got shoes on my feet but I ain't walkin'
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): David Durand, Jimmy Strand and Buddy Gorman are billed on-screen as Danny, Pinkie and Stinkie respectively, but when Muggs introduces them to Louise, they're called Dave, Lou and Slug. Durand is called "Dave" also in another scene.
Follows
East Side Kids (1940)
Boys of the City (1940)
That Gang of Mine (1940)
Pride of the Bowery (1940)
Flying Wild (1941)
Bowery Blitzkrieg (1941)
Spooks Run Wild (1941)
Mr. Wise Guy (1942)
Let's Get Tough! (1942)
Smart Alecks (1942)
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge (1942)
Kid Dynamite (1943)
Clancy Street Boys (1943)
Ghosts on the Loose (1943)
Mr. Muggs Steps Out (1943)
Followed by
Follow the Leader (1944)
Block Busters (1944)
Bowery Champs (1944)
Docks of New York (1945)
Mr. Muggs Rides Again (1945)
Come Out Fighting (1945)