The Live Wire (1925 film)

The Live Wire
The Live Wire
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Charles Hines
Screenplay by	John W. Krafft
Based on	The Game of Light; by Richard Washburn Child
Produced by	C.C. Burr
Starring	Johnny Hines ; Edmund Breese ; Mildred Ryan; J. Barney Sherry ; Bradley Barker ; Flora Finch
Cinematography	Charles E. Gilson; John Geisel; Paul Strand
Edited by	George Amy
Production; company	C.C. Burr Productions
Distributed by	First National Pictures
Release date	September 20, 1925;
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Last updated December 09, 2023

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.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot

As described in a film magazine reviews,^[4] The Great Maranelli, who does a head slide on a wire for a circus, is forced to give up this work. He becomes a salesman for a light and power company owned by Henry Langdon. Langdon has started an amusement park in partnership with George Trent, who seeks to gain entire control by telling Landon that he cannot sell the concessions. Langdon gives his stock to his daughter Dorothy, who engages Maranelli and Sawdust Sam to help her. Maranelli soon disposes of the concessions. Trent, in an endeavor to force Dorothy to sign over her stock to him, takes her prisoner. He also instructs one of his henchman to wreck the plant used to furnish light for the opening night of the park. In making the connection from the main power plant to the park plant, Sam sees Dorothy imprisoned. He notifies Maranelli, who rescues Dorothy. She makes Maranelli and Sam her partners and agrees to give her hand to Maranelli in matrimony.

Cast

Johnny Hines as The Great Maranelli
Edmund Breese as Sawdust Sam
Mildred Ryan as Dorothy Langdon
J. Barney Sherry as Henry Langdon
Bradley Barker as George Trent
Flora Finch as Pansy Darwin

Preservation

An incomplete print of The Live Wire is held by the Library of Congress and George Eastman Museum Motion Picture Collection.^[5]

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References

↑ "The Live Wire (1925) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
↑ Janiss Garza. "Live Wire (1925) - Charles Hines". AllMovie. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
↑ "The Live Wire". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
↑ "New Pictures: The Live Wire", Exhibitors Herald, Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company, 23 (1): 68, September 26, 1925, retrieved September 23, 2022 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
↑ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Live Wire

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Synopsis at AllMovie

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[1] "The Live Wire (1925) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved December 20, 2018.

[2] Janiss Garza. "Live Wire (1925) - Charles Hines". AllMovie. Retrieved December 20, 2018.

[3] "The Live Wire". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved December 20, 2018.

[4] "New Pictures: The Live Wire", Exhibitors Herald, Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company, 23 (1): 68, September 26, 1925, retrieved September 23, 2022 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

[5] Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Live Wire

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