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They'll Short-Circuit Your Funnybone!
1946 | 65m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Phil Karlson |
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| Writer: | Josef Mischel, Tim Ryan, Dore Schary |
| Staring: |
| Slip gets fired from his job at a construction company for decking his boss. His sister, who got him a job at the company, is angry with him. Slip manages to get a job with the District Attorney serving warrants, as does Sach. Through his job, Slip finds out that all is not quite kosher at his old construction company, and that his sister may be in danger. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 12, 1946 |
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| Director: | Phil Karlson |
| Writer: | Josef Mischel, Tim Ryan, Dore Schary |
| Genres: | Comedy, Crime, Thriller |
| Keywords | bowery boys |
| Production Companies | Monogram Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Leo Gorcey | Terrence 'Slip' Mahoney |
| Huntz Hall | 'Sach' Jones |
| Mike Mazurki | Patsy 'Pat' Clark |
| Bobby Jordan | Bobby |
| William Benedict | Whitey (as Billy Benedict) |
| William Frambes | Homer |
| Claudia Drake | Jeanette |
| Pamela Blake | Mary Mahoney |
| John Eldredge | Herbert L. Sayers |
| Bernard Gorcey | Jack Kane |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Josef Mischel | Screenplay |
| Phil Karlson | Director |
| Tim Ryan | Screenplay |
| Dore Schary | Story |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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