Clear All Wires! (1933)
He Had a Nose for News...an eye for blondes!
Buckley is an unethical reporter who manipulates the news for his own benefit as much as he reports it. When he is in Paris to get a medal for being rescued from his alleged kidnappers, he finds that his boss, Stevens, at the Chicago Globe is going with his old gal Dolly. When Stevens learns that Dolly is staying with Buckley in Moscow, he fires Buckley. To get his job back, Buckley and Lefty stage a great news story about the shooting of the last Romanoff, but the plan backfires and they are now in line to be shot by the Commissar.
Director: George W. Hill
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Runtime: 78 min
Release Date: February 24, 1933
Cast
- Lee Tracy - Buckley Joyce Thomas
- Benita Hume - Kate Nelson
- Una Merkel - Dolly Winslow
- James Gleason - Lefty Williams
- Alan Edwards - Pettingwaite
- Eugene Sigaloff - Prince Alexander
- Ari Kutai - Kostya
- C. Henry Gordon - Commissar
- Lya Lys - Eugenie
- John Bleifer - Sozanoff
Screenplay
- Bella Spewack (Theatre Play)
- Bella Spewack (Adaptation)
- Sam Spewack (Theatre Play)
- Sam Spewack (Adaptation)
Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en
Keywords
reporter, pre-code, telegraph
More Films by Director: George W. Hill
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Clear All Wires! about?
- Buckley is an unethical reporter who manipulates the news for his own benefit as much as he reports it. When he is in Paris to get a medal for being rescued from his alleged kidnappers, he finds that his boss, Stevens, at the Chicago Globe is going with his old gal Dolly. When Stevens learns that Dolly is staying with Buckley in Moscow, he fires Buckley. To get his job back, Buckley and Lefty stage a great news story about the shooting of the last Romanoff, but the plan backfires and they are now in line to be shot by the Commissar.
- Who directed Clear All Wires!?
- Clear All Wires! was directed by George W. Hill.
- Who stars in Clear All Wires!?
- Clear All Wires! stars Lee Tracy, Benita Hume, Una Merkel, James Gleason, Alan Edwards, Eugene Sigaloff.
- How long is Clear All Wires!?
- Clear All Wires! has a runtime of 1h 18m (78 minutes).
- What genre is Clear All Wires!?
- Clear All Wires! is a Comedy, Crime film.
- Where was Clear All Wires! produced?
- Clear All Wires! was produced in United States of America.