I don't think losing Gorcey was a death curse to the series. They simply should have selected a better replacement. I watched FIGHTING TROUBLE and found it to be fairly poor because the two had ZERO timing together. Jordan or Dell would have been much better since they were familiar with Hall. I know Clement did some of the East Side Kid pictures but this film one was a complete disaster. I'm looking forward to the rest but this first one certainly didn't get off to a good start (but truth be told, the previous few with Gorcey weren't that good either).