Clear All Wires!
“He Had a Nose for News...an eye for blondes!”
Synopsis
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.
Top Cast
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Lee Tracy
Buckley Joyce Thomas
Benita Hume
Kate Nelson
Una Merkel
Dolly Winslow
James Gleason
Lefty Williams
Alan Edwards
Pettingwaite
Eugene Sigaloff
Prince Alexander
Ari Kutai
Kostya
C. Henry Gordon
Commissar
Lya Lys
Eugenie
John Bleifer
Sozanoff
Lawrence Grant
MacKenzie
Guy Usher
J. H. Stevens
Mischa Auer
Arab leader (uncredited)
Akim Tamiroff
Hotel desk clerk (uncredited)
Rolfe Sedan
French Radio Operator (uncredited)
Release History & Theatrical Window
February 24, 1933
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- George W. Hill
- Screenplay & Story
- Bella Spewack, Sam Spewack
- Original Title
- Clear All Wires!
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Production Studios
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
George W. Hill
Bella Spewack, Sam Spewack
Department Leadership Roster
George W. Hill
Director
Age Classification & Content Advisories
Official viewer rating standards and content warnings across international classification boards.
NR: Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
International Certification Matrix
Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Clear All Wires!
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What is Clear All Wires! about?
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.
Who directed Clear All Wires!?
Clear All Wires! was directed by George W. Hill.
Who stars in Clear All Wires!?
The principal cast of Clear All Wires! includes Lee Tracy, Benita Hume, Una Merkel, James Gleason, Alan Edwards.
When was Clear All Wires! released and how long is it?
Clear All Wires! was released in 1933 with a total runtime of 1h 18m.
What is the age rating and content advisory for Clear All Wires!?
Clear All Wires! holds official age classifications: US: NR (Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.).