The Live Wire (1925) - SFdb

Table of contents

Basic facts
Links and resources
Titles
Crew
Cast
Companies

About the film
Plot summary
Swedish censorship / rating
Technical specifications
Comments
Original work

Production location
Release dates
Soundtrack listing
Awards
Related films
Subjects

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Basic facts

Original title	The Live Wire
Film type	Feature
Category	Fiction
Director	Charles Hines
Producer	C.C. Burr
Screenplay	John W. Krafft (as John Krafft)
Original work	The Game of Light (Short story)
Production country	USA
Production company	C.C. Burr Productions Inc.
Classification	Allowed from age 15
Swedish release	1925-12-14

Cast

Johnny Hines
Johnny Maranelli, The Great Maranelli (Johnny Bråttom)

Mildred Ryan
Dorothy Langdon

Edmund Breese
Sawdust Sam (Sågspåns-Sam)

J. Barney Sherry
Harry Langdon

Bradley Barker
George Trent

Flora Finch
Pansy Darwin

Titles

Original title	The Live Wire
Swedish release title	Johnny Bråttom på styva linan
Alternative title	The Live Wire, or The Slide for Life

Crew

Director	Charles Hines
Screenplay	John W. Krafft (as John Krafft)
Producer	C.C. Burr (presenter)
Production Manager	Ben Berk (as Benny Berk)
Director of Photography	Charles E. Gilson John Geisel Paul Strand
Film Editor	George J. Amy (as George Amy)
Assistant Director	Charles Berner (as Charlie Berner) Joe Bannon
Titles	John W. Krafft (as John Krafft)

Cast

Johnny Hines	Johnny Maranelli, The Great Maranelli (Johnny Bråttom)
Mildred Ryan	Dorothy Langdon
Edmund Breese	Sawdust Sam (Sågspåns-Sam)
J. Barney Sherry	Harry Langdon
Bradley Barker	George Trent
Flora Finch	Pansy Darwin

Companies

Production Company	C.C. Burr Productions Inc.
Copyright	First National Pictures Inc.	1925-09-14	LP21815
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm)	AB First National Pictures	1925

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number	36331
Date	1925-12
Classification	Allowed from age 15
Original length	2045 meters
Notes	Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.

Technical specifications

Aspect ratio	1.33:1
Sound type	Silent
Colour type	Black and white
Carrier type	35 mm
Length in metres	2088 meter
Reels	8 reels

Original work

Original title	The Game of Light (Short story)
Author	Richard Washburn Child

Release dates

First showing	1925-09-20			USA
Release in Sweden	1925-12-14	Skandia	Stockholm	Sweden

Holdings Promotion materials

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	Swedish

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