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Live Wires is a 1946 film starring the comedy team of The Bowery Boys. [1] It is the first film in the series, which lasted until 1958 and included forty-eight films, after the comedy team of the East Side Kids was revamped and renamed The Bowery Boys . The last entry in the series was In the Money, which was released by Allied Artists in 1958.
- Phil Karlson
- Jan Grippo, Lindsley Parsons
- Edward J. Kay
- Josef Mischel, Tim Ryan
Live Wires: Directed by Phil Karlson. With Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Mike Mazurki, Bobby Jordan. Slip, who has difficulties in keeping any job for long, is hired by the District Attorney's office to serve summons and warrants to problematic citizens.
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- Comedy, Crime
- Phil Karlson
- 1946-01-12
Live Wires (1946) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The film's working title was Stepping Around. The original story was actually written by noted writer Dore Schary, who took the name of his then-infant son Jeb as his pseudonym for this film. Schary's story was also used as the basis for the 1943 Monogram picture Here Comes Kelly. The title card reads: "Leo Gorcey and The Bowery Boys in Live ...
- Phil Karlson, Doc Joos
- Leo Gorcey
Live Wires (1946) Movie Info Synopsis In New York City, Slip Mahoney (Leo Gorcey) exasperates his sister, Mary (Pamela Blake), by being unable to hold a job due to his short temper.
- Comedy
- Leo Gorcey
- Phil Karlson
Live Wires (1946) ** 1/2 (out of 4) The first of forty-eight films in The Bowery Boys series follows familiar grounds but in the end the film delivers enough cheap laughs to make it worth seeing. In the film 'Slip' Mahoney (Leo Gorcey) keeps getting fired from one job after another due to his short temper and willingness to throw a punch.
Live Wires is a 1946 film starring the comedy team of The Bowery Boys. It is the first film in the series, which lasted until 1958 and included forty-eight films, after the comedy team of the East Side Kids was revamped and renamed The Bowery Boys.
