''Clear All Wires!'' is a 1933 American

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directed by George Hill and written by Bella and Samuel Spewack (from their 1932 play of the same name) and Delmer Daves. The film stars Lee Tracy, Benita Hume, Una Merkel, James Gleason, Alan Edwards and Eugene Sigaloff. The film was released on February 24, 1933, by

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Cast

* Lee Tracy as Buckley Joyce Thomas * Benita Hume as Kate * Una Merkel as Dolly * James Gleason as Lefty * Alan Edwards as Pettingwaite *Eugene Sigaloff as Prince Alexander *Ari Kutai as Kostya * C. Henry Gordon as Commissar * Lya Lys as Eugenie * John Melvin Bleifer as Sozanoff * Lawrence Grant as MacKenzie

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* 1933 films 1933 comedy films American black-and-white films American comedy films American films based on plays Films about journalists Films directed by George Hill Films set in Moscow Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films Films scored by William Axt English-language comedy films {{1930s-comedy-film-stub