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The Live Wire

  • 1925
  • Passed
  • 1h 20m
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Johnny Hines in The Live Wire (1925)
ComedyRomance

The Great Maranelli, a stunting circus clown, falls instantly in love when he sees Dorothy Langdon, who does not think too much of him and lets him know it. He is so smitten that his works s... Read allThe Great Maranelli, a stunting circus clown, falls instantly in love when he sees Dorothy Langdon, who does not think too much of him and lets him know it. He is so smitten that his works suffers to the extent that he is soon just a hobo drifting along the open road. When he aga... Read allThe Great Maranelli, a stunting circus clown, falls instantly in love when he sees Dorothy Langdon, who does not think too much of him and lets him know it. He is so smitten that his works suffers to the extent that he is soon just a hobo drifting along the open road. When he again encounters Dorothy, she gets him a job as a salesman with her father's light-and-power ... Read all

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    • Charles Hines
  • Writers
    • Richard Washburn Child
    • John W. Krafft
  • Stars
    • Johnny Hines
    • Edmund Breese
    • Mildred Ryan
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    • Director
      • Charles Hines
    • Writers
      • Richard Washburn Child
      • John W. Krafft
    • Stars
      • Johnny Hines
      • Edmund Breese
      • Mildred Ryan
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    Johnny Hines
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    • The Great Maranelli
    Edmund Breese
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    • Sawdust Sam
    Mildred Ryan
    • Dorothy Langdon
    J. Barney Sherry
    J. Barney Sherry
    • Henry Langdon
    Bradley Barker
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    • George Trent
    Flora Finch
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    • Pansy Darwin
    • Director
      • Charles Hines
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      • Richard Washburn Child
      • John W. Krafft
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    • Release date
      • September 20, 1925 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Live Wire, or The Slide for Life
    • Filming locations
      • Tec-Art Studio - Jackson Avenue, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • C.C. Burr Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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