Film

Live Wires

1946 · 1h 5m · Comedy · Crime · Thriller

They'll Short-Circuit Your Funnybone!

IMDb

6.2

Slip gets fired from his job at a construction company for decking his boss. His sister, who got him a job at the company, is angry with him. Slip manages to get a job with the District Attorney serving warrants, as does Sach. Through his job, Slip finds out that all is not quite kosher at his old construction company, and that his sister may be in danger.

Leo Gorcey

Terrence 'Slip' Mahoney

Huntz Hall

'Sach' Jones

Mike Mazurki

Patsy 'Pat' Clark

Bobby Jordan

Bobby

William Benedict

Whitey (as Billy Benedict)

William Frambes

Homer

Claudia Drake

Jeanette

Pamela Blake

Mary Mahoney

John Eldredge

Herbert L. Sayers

Bernard Gorcey

Jack Kane

• Phil KarlsonDirector
• Tim RyanScreenplay
• Josef MischelScreenplay
• Dore ScharyStory

Release date

January 12, 1946

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 5m

Rated

NR

Genres

Comedy, Crime, Thriller

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