Clear All Wires! (1933)
Clear All Wires! (1933)
He Had a Nose for News...an eye for blondes!
Buckley is an unethical reporter who manipulates the news for his own benefit as much as he reports it. When he is in Paris to get a medal for being rescued from his alleged kidnappers, he finds that his boss, Stevens, at the Chicago Globe is going with his old gal Dolly. When Stevens learns that Dolly is staying with Buckley in Moscow, he fires Buckley. To get his job back, Buckley and Lefty stage a great news story about the shooting of the last Romanoff, but the plan backfires and they are now in line to be shot by the Commissar.

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Cast

Lee Tracy Lee Tracy As: Buckley Joyce Thomas
Benita Hume Benita Hume As: Kate Nelson
Una Merkel Una Merkel As: Dolly Winslow
James Gleason James Gleason As: Lefty Williams
Alan Edwards Alan Edwards As: Pettingwaite
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Storyline

Buckley is an unethical reporter who manipulates the news for his own benefit as much as he reports it. When he is in Paris to get a medal for being rescued from his alleged kidnappers, he finds that his boss, Stevens, at the Chicago Globe is going with his old gal Dolly. When Stevens learns that Dolly is staying with Buckley in Moscow, he fires Buckley. To get his job back, Buckley and Lefty stage a great news story about the shooting of the last Romanoff, but the plan backfires and they are now in line to be shot by the Commissar.


Tagline: He Had a Nose for News...an eye for blondes!
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Comedy, Crime

Language: English

Release Date: 24 February 1933

Country: US

Runtime: 78m

Company Credits

Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Lee Tracy

Lee Tracy

Buckley Joyce Thomas

Benita Hume

Benita Hume

Kate Nelson

Una Merkel

Una Merkel

Dolly Winslow

James Gleason

James Gleason

Lefty Williams

Alan Edwards

Alan Edwards

Pettingwaite

Eugene Sigaloff

Eugene Sigaloff

Prince Alexander

Ari Kutai

Ari Kutai

Kostya

C. Henry Gordon

C. Henry Gordon

Commissar

Lya Lys

Lya Lys

Eugenie

John Bleifer

John Bleifer

Sozanoff

Lawrence Grant

Lawrence Grant

MacKenzie

Guy Usher

Guy Usher

J. H. Stevens

Mischa Auer

Mischa Auer

Arab leader (uncredited)

Akim Tamiroff

Akim Tamiroff

Hotel desk clerk (uncredited)

Rolfe Sedan

Rolfe Sedan

French Radio Operator (uncredited)

Directed By

Writing Credits

Sam Spewack

Sam Spewack

Theatre Play

Bella Spewack

Bella Spewack

Adaptation

Sam Spewack

Sam Spewack

Adaptation

Bella Spewack

Bella Spewack

Theatre Play

Production Crew

Paul Wilkins

Paul Wilkins

Casting Director

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Costume and Makeup

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Sound

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Visual Effects

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Camera

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Lighting

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Art Department

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Other Crew

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