Master Minds (1949 film)
Master Minds is a 1949 comedy film by Monogram Pictures. It is sixteenth film in The Bowery Boys series. Plot. Sach has eaten too much candy, which gives him a toothache that allows him to predict the future. Slip and Gabe come up with an idea to make money from this and put him in a sideshow carnival. A mad scientist sees Sach's photo in the newspaper and reads about his ability. He visits the carnival where after seeing Sach in action he decides to kidnap him so he can transfer his brain into the  brain of Atlas, a Frankenstein type humanoid creature. The boys attempt to rescue Sach, but are captured themselves. Meanwhile Sach and Atlas have had their brains swapped temporarily and Louie has arrived in the hopes of rescuing all of them. He dons a knight's armor and temporarily outwits the scientists, but is eventually captured as well. However, the police, who Louie tried to alert earlier, arrive and arrest the scientists. Slip then tries to put Sach back on display at the carnival, but Sach says he no longer has a toothache because he swallowed it. Production. Bennie Bartlett temporarily  left the series after this film. He would be replaced by Buddy Gorman for the next seven films. Release. The film was released by Monogram Pictures on November 29, 1949. Home media. Warner Archives released the film on made-to-order DVD in the United States as part of ""The Bowery Boys, Volume One"" on November 23, 2012.