Live Wires
| Live Wires | |
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| Directed by | Phil Karlson |
| Produced by |
Jan Grippo Lindsley Parsons |
| Written by |
Josef Mischel Tim Ryan Dore Schary |
| Starring |
Leo Gorcey Huntz Hall Bobby Jordan William Benedict |
| Music by | Edward J. Kay |
| Cinematography | William Sickner |
| Editing by | Fred Maguire |
| Distributed by | Monogram Pictures |
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| Running time | 64 minutes |
| Language | English |
Live Wires is a 1946 film starring the comedy team of The Bowery Boys. It is the first film in the series after the comedy team of The East Side Kids was revamped and renamed as The Bowery Boys.
Plot
Slip Mahoney has trouble keeping a job. Each one he finds leads to an altercation and he loses it, disappointing his sister whom he lives with. Eventually Sach helps him obtain a job with the District Attorney where he finds some success. Through a series of events, Slip and Sach help capture several notorious gangsters, including one that was about to flee the country with his sister.
Production
Gorcey's father, Bernard Gorcey makes his first appearance in the series, as a small-time bookmaker. It wasn't until the next film, In Fast Company where he takes on the role of Louie, the Sweet Shop owner. Louie's Sweet Shop is featured in this film however.
William Frambes' (Homer) only film as a Bowery Boy. He had previously played a rival gang member in the East Side Kids film Clancy Street Boys.
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.
Cast
The Bowery Boys
- Leo Gorcey as Terrance 'Slip' Mahoney
- Huntz Hall as Sach
- Bobby Jordan as Bobby
- William Benedict as Whitey
- William Frambes as Homer
Remaining cast
- Pamela Blake as Mary Mahoney
- Claudia Drake as Jeannette
- Mike Mazurki as Patsy Clark
- Patti Brill as Mabel
- John Eldredge as Herbert L. 'Pigeon' Sayers
- Bernard Gorcey as Jack Kane
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