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The Bowery

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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })The Bowery is a 1933 pre-Code comedy film directed by Raoul Walsh, starring Wallace Beery, George Raft, Jackie Cooper, and Fay Wray.Set in The Gay '90s, saloon owners Chuck Conners and Steve Brodie are in a constant rivalry. Chuck lives with a homeless child named Swipes, who adores Chuck and hates women. So when one day, Chuck brings home a recently homeless school teacher named Lucy, Swipes is furious. He locks her in a closet while Chuck is out, which Chuck spanks him for. Hurt by this, Swipes decides to leave.He is found sleeping in a doorway by Steve, who takes him in. Steve's notoriety is on the rise, so he plans to jump off the Brooklyn Bridge to bring more attention to his saloon. In reality, he only plans to throw a dummy off the bridge. When the dummy goes missing though, Brodie is forced to make the jump for real, despite Swipes' pleas.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })As Steve is haled a hero, Chuck convinces temperance activists to tear down Brodie's saloon, which they do. When war is declared against Spain, Connors enlists to get away from the Bowery, as Steve has become a big shot and married Lucy. He regrets this decision however when he comes home to find Swipes had returned.Professional rivals of Brodie's then find Connors and deceitfully tell him that Brodie did not actually jump from the bridge, showing him the dummy. Connors demands Brodie give his saloon back. Brodie denies using the dummy, and the two have a long fight on a barge in the East River to settle their differences. After Connors returns victorious, he is arrested for assault and battery with intent to kill. Brodie, however, refuses to implicate him. As Brodie recovers, Connors visits his hospital only to begin another fight, but Swipes stops them and urges them to become friends.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_3'); })Connors and Brodie then go off to war, with Swipes smuggled along in an artillery box.
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Does This Remind You of Anything?
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Does This Remind You of Anything?: When Steve finds Swipes, he asks if he "broke up with Chuck", Swipes responds "he kicked me out for a skirt." When Chuck and Swipes are re-united Chuck asks if they're "back together" now or if Swipes is still with "that other fella."
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Defeat Means Friendship
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Defeat Means Friendship: Connors and Brodie become friends after Connors beats him in a fight.
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Adorably Precocious Child
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Adorably Precocious Child: Swipes.
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Cute Kitten
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Cute Kitten: Swipes has tons and tons of kittens all over Chuck's apartment. When he leaves, he takes one with him in his hat.
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Family of Choice
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Family of Choice: Chuck, Swipes, Steve and Lucy are this by the end of the film.
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Pauper Patches
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Pauper Patches: Swipes dresses like this.
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Street Urchin
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Street Urchin: Again, Swipes.
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Competition Freak
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Competition Freak: Chuck and Steve make bets about everything.
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Brats with Slingshots
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Brats with Slingshots: Swipes uses a slingshot against Lucy.
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Working-Class Hero
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Working-Class Hero: Chuck Connors.
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Raised by Rival
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Raised by Rival: Chuck doesn't want this to happen to Swipes.
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He-Man Woman Hater
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He-Man Woman Hater: Swipes. Hates women, who he calls "skirts".
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Little Stowaway
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Little Stowaway: Swipes hides out in an artillery box at the end of the film, so he can follow Chuck and Steve into war.
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What the Hell, Hero?
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What the Hell, Hero?: When the launders catches fire, Swipes blocks the fire hydrant so that Chuck's fire brigade can put the fire out before Steve's. All while the people inside scream for help.
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The Artful Dodger
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The Artful Dodger: Swipes.
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Very Loosely Based on a True Story
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Very Loosely Based on a True Story: Steve Brodie was a real person, who really did jump off the Brooklyn Bridge as a publicity stunt. He was later depicted in Art Davis' 1949 Bugs Bunny cartoon Bowery Bugs.
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Chinese Launderer
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Chinese Launderer: Swipes enjoys throwing rocks through the window of such an establishment.
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TheGayNineties
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The Gay '90s: The setting of the film.
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