Live Wires
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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
.
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
.
The Bowery Boys
The Bowery Boys were fictional New York City characters who were the subject of feature films released by Monogram Pictures from 1946 through 1958....
. It is the first film in the series after the comedy team of The East Side Kids
East Side Kids
The East Side Kids were characters in a series of films released by Monogram Pictures from 1940 through 1945. Many of them were originally part of The Dead End Kids and The Little Tough Guys, and several of them later became members of The Bowery Boys....
was revamped and renamed as The Bowery Boys
The Bowery Boys
The Bowery Boys were fictional New York City characters who were the subject of feature films released by Monogram Pictures from 1946 through 1958....
.
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 CompanyIn Fast Company
In Fast Company is a 1946 film starring the comedy team of The Bowery Boys. It is the second film in the series.-Plot:The boys are involved in an altercation with a vegetable vendor and are saved by Father Donovan who convinces the policeman to let them go...
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
East Side Kids
The East Side Kids were characters in a series of films released by Monogram Pictures from 1940 through 1945. Many of them were originally part of The Dead End Kids and The Little Tough Guys, and several of them later became members of The Bowery Boys....
film Clancy Street Boys
Clancy Street Boys
Clancy Street Boys is a 1943 film directed by William Beaudine and starring the East Side Kids. It is Beaudine's first film with the team; he would direct several more in the series and many in the Bowery Boys canon...
.
The Bowery Boys
- Leo GorceyLeo GorceyLeo Bernard Gorcey was an American stage and movie actor who became famous for portraying on film the leader of the group of young hooligans known variously as the Dead End Kids, The East Side Kids and The Bowery Boys. Always the most pugnacious member of the gangs he participated in, young Leo...
as Terrance 'Slip' Mahoney - Huntz HallHuntz HallHenry Richard "Huntz" Hall was an American radio, theatrical, and motion picture performer noted primarily for his roles in the "Dead End Kids" movies, such as Angels with Dirty Faces , which gave way to the "The Bowery Boys" movie franchise, a prolific and highly successful series of comedies in...
as Sach - Bobby JordanBobby JordanRobert "Bobby" Jordan was an American actor, born in Harrison, New York, most notable for being a member of the Dead End Kids, the East Side Kids and the Bowery Boys.-Early life and career:...
as Bobby - William BenedictWilliam BenedictWilliam Benedict was an American actor. Born in Haskell, Oklahoma, he took part in school theatricals, and on leaving school he made his way to Hollywood. His first film was $10 Raise starring Edward Everett Horton, which launched Benedict on a busy career...
as Whitey - William Frambes as Homer
Remaining cast
- Pamela BlakePamela BlakePamela Blake was an American film actress. She starred opposite John Wayne in the 1939 film Wyoming Outlaw....
as Mary Mahoney - Claudia Drake as Jeannette
- Mike MazurkiMike MazurkiMike Mazurki was an Austrian-born American actor and professional wrestler who appeared in over 100 movies. His towering 6' 5" presence and intimidating face usually got him roles playing tough guys, thugs, strong men, and gangsters.Mazurki was born as Mikhail Mazurkevych in Tarnopol, Galicia,...
as Patsy Clark - Patti Brill as Mabel
- John EldredgeJohn Eldredge (actor)John Eldredge was an American actor from San Francisco.Born August 30, 1904, John Eldgredge was the son of a clergyman who made a speciality of dramatics at University...
as Herbert L. 'Pigeon' Sayers - Bernard Gorcey as Red