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Live Wires (1946)

Movie"They'll Short-Circuit Your Funnybone!"
Audience Score
55
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NR 1 hr 5 minJan 12th, 1946Thriller, Comedy, CrimeThe Bowery Boys Collection PosterPart of The Bowery Boys Collection
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.
StarringLeo GorceyHuntz HallMike Mazurki
DirectorPhil Karlson

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:January 12th, 1946
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Monogram Pictures
Movie Tags:
bowery boys

The Bowery Boys Collection

From Dead Ends to the East Side and finally landing in Louie's Sweet Shop in the heart of the Bowery (3rd and Canal, natch!), there was no stopping these Boys! When understudy Leo Gorcey joined the ensemble of teen thespians on stage for the Broadway hit "Dead End", Hollywood soon followed with William Wyler taking the troupe in toto for 1937's film version. Personifying the grit and heart of the kid gangs sprouting up in city slums, these little wise guys quickly stole the nation's heart. Ably anchored by the central pair of Huntz Hall and Leo Gorcey, the kids moved from "preachment" and crime pictures to straight up comedy as The Bowery Boys - and the rest is history as the boys capered through scores of pictures for over two decades!