The Live Wire (1938)

8.0/10 59 min Comedy

Overview

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.

Cast

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

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