The Live Wire (1938)
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.
Director: Herbert Brenon
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Bernard Nedell as James Cody |
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Jean Gillie as Sally Barton |
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Hugh Wakefield as Grantham |
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Arthur Wontner as Montell |
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Irene Ware as Jane |
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David Burns as Snakey |
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Felix Aylmer as Wilton |
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C.M. Hallard as Sir George Dawson |
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John Singer as Boy |
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Kathleen Kelly as Phoebe |
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H.F. Maltby as Hodgson |
| Directing | Herbert Brenon | Director |
| Writing | Stafford Dickens | Writer |
| Writing | Leslie Howard Gordon | Writer |
| Production | Herbert Wynne | Producer |
| Camera | George Stretton | Director of Photography |