The Live Wire (1938)
Two professors who hire a sailor to lead them on a treasure hunt, and they soon find themselves in a dangerous situation involving pirates. The sailor, Bill, initially struggles to remember the location of the ruins, but eventually discovers a lost city and civilization. The professors and sailor then find themselves fighting for their lives against pirates to escape the island alive.
- Date of release
- 1938-06-13
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 59m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Herbert Brenon
Casting
- Bernard Nedell — James Cody
- Jean Gillie — Sally Barton
- Hugh Wakefield — Grantham
- Arthur Wontner — Montell
- Irene Ware — Jane
- David Burns — Snakey
- Felix Aylmer — Wilton
- C.M. Hallard — Sir George Dawson
- John Singer — Boy
- Kathleen Kelly — Phoebe
- H.F. Maltby — Hodgson
Interesting facts
The Live Wire is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Herbert Brenon and starring Jean Gillie, Irene Ware and Arthur Wontner.
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