Live Wires
They'll Short-Circuit Your Funnybone!
1946 · 1h 5m · Approved
Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Directed by
Phil Karlson
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Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Phil Karlson Director
- Leo Gorcey as Terrence 'Slip' Mahoney
- Huntz Hall as 'Sach' Jones
- Mike Mazurki as Patsy 'Pat' Clark
- Bobby Jordan as Bobby
- William Benedict as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
- William Frambes as Homer
- Claudia Drake as Jeanette
- Pamela Blake as Mary Mahoney
- John Eldredge as Herbert L. Sayers
- Bernard Gorcey as Jack Kane
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