Live Wires(1946)
They'll Short-Circuit Your Funnybone!
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.
Movie: Live Wires
Top 10 Billed Cast
Terrence 'Slip' Mahoney
'Sach' Jones
Patsy 'Pat' Clark
Bobby
Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Homer
Jeanette
Mary Mahoney
Herbert L. Sayers
Jack Kane
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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.
Release Date
1946-01-12
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They'll Short-Circuit Your Funnybone!
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