Clear All Wires!

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Clear All Wires!
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Directed by George Hill
Screenplay by Delmer Daves
Based onFrom the stage play written by Bella and Samuel Spewack and produced by Herman Shumlin
Produced byGeorge Hill
Starring Lee Tracy
Benita Hume
Una Merkel
James Gleason
Cinematography Norbert Brodine
Edited by Hugh Wynn
Music by William Axt
Production
companies
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • February 24, 1933 (1933-02-24)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Clear All Wires! is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film directed by George Hill and written by Bella and Samuel Spewack (from their 1932 play of the same name) and Delmer Daves. The film stars Lee Tracy, Benita Hume, Una Merkel, James Gleason, Alan Edwards and Eugene Sigaloff. The film was released on February 24, 1933, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Clear All Wires (1933) - Overview". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  2. "Clear All Wires". TV Guide. Retrieved November 15, 2014.