Tough as They Come

Tough as They Come is a 1942 Universal film directed by William Nigh and starring the Dead End Kids and the Little Tough Guys.

Tough As They Come
Directed by	William Nigh
Written by	Lewis Amster Brenda Weisberg
Produced by	Ken Goldsmith
Starring	Billy Halop Huntz Hall Paul Kelly Helen Parrish
Cinematography	Elwood Bredell
Edited by	Bernard W. Burton
Music by	Hans J. Salter
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	June 13, 1942 (1942-06-13)
Running time	61 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Tommy works for an unethical finance company that charges borrowers extremely high interest that is difficult to pay back. As a result, the company repossesses items such as radios, furniture and cars from their debtors. Tommy believes that the company's practices are unfair and collects evidence to bring to the district attorney's office.

Cast

Dead End Kids and Little Tough Guys

• Billy Halop as Tommy Clark
• Huntz Hall as Pig
• Bernard Punsly as Ape
• Gabriel Dell as String

Additional cast

• Paul Kelly as Dan Stevens
• Helen Parrish as Ann Wilson
• Ann Gillis as Frankie Taylor
• Virginia Brissac as Mrs. Clark
• John Gallaudet as Mike Taylor

Production

Prior to filming, the Production Code Administration declined the original script, stating that it could not be approved because of the "objectionable element which the script contains is the inference, as at presently written, that all finance and installment companies operate in a rather illegal manner as to the details of transacting their business, and in a brutal manner as to the details in making their collections."^[1]