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The Live Wire (1925)

The Live Wire poster
Directed by
Charles Hines
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 20m
Rated
NR
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man gets into a series of comedic troubles involving a business scheme and a romance. He tries to win over a woman while dealing with a rival and a disapproving uncle.

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What happens

The Live Wire is a 1925 American comedy film directed by Charles Hines and written by John W. Krafft. The film stars Johnny Hines, Edmund Breese, Mildred Ryan, J. Barney Sherry, Bradley Barker, and Flora Finch. The film was released on September 20, 1925, by First National Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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