Live Wires

Live Wires

They'll Short-Circuit Your Funnybone!

Part of The Bowery Boys Collection

1946•1h 5m•5.4/10

ComedyCrimeThriller

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.4/10(6)

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.

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Production

Monogram Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Leo Gorcey

Leo Gorcey

Terrence 'Slip' Mahoney

Huntz Hall

Huntz Hall

'Sach' Jones

Mike Mazurki

Mike Mazurki

Patsy 'Pat' Clark

Bobby Jordan

Bobby Jordan

Bobby

William Benedict

William Benedict

Whitey (as Billy Benedict)

William Frambes

William Frambes

Homer

Claudia Drake

Claudia Drake

Jeanette

Pamela Blake

Pamela Blake

Mary Mahoney

John Eldredge

John Eldredge

Herbert L. Sayers

Bernard Gorcey

Bernard Gorcey

Jack Kane

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