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They'll Short-Circuit Your Funnybone!

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.

1946

Comedy·Crime·Thriller

1h 5min

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Top Billed Cast

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

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