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  • Live Wires and Love Sparks (1916)
  • Short | 25 min | Comedy, Short
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Live Wires and Love Sparks (1916)
Short | 25 min | Comedy, Short

Billie Ritchie, who is blessed with a numerous family, many bills and a small income, has great trouble in avoiding his many creditors. His adventures are too numerous to mention. He is rather attracted to a neighbor who has a jealous ...See moreBillie Ritchie, who is blessed with a numerous family, many bills and a small income, has great trouble in avoiding his many creditors. His adventures are too numerous to mention. He is rather attracted to a neighbor who has a jealous husband, but his efforts to see her are interrupted by a mysterious man, who finally corners Billy and tells him that he wishes to hand him a legacy. Billy, who has employed various subterfuges in order to get a chance to talk to his fair neighbor, at last sees his opportunity and arranges with her to meet him at the telephone company's masquerade. The wires get crossed and wifie becomes suspicious. She goes to the ball followed by her large family. These she masks and mixes in with the guests. Her husband's gay actions finally cause him to become a storm center and in order to escape a mobilization of angry husbands he has to flee across the telegraph wires. They follow him and he is captured and punished after a spirited chase. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Brian Benison (1998)
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Updated Mar 19, 1916

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Mar 19, 1916 (United States)

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8 cast members
Name Known for
Billie Ritchie
Bill (Billie) Steel Bill (Billie) Steel   See fewer
Eva Nelson
Mrs. Bill Steel Mrs. Bill Steel   See fewer
Peggy Pearce
The Neighbor The Neighbor   See fewer
Gene Rogers
The Collector The Collector   See fewer
Eugene Pallette
Man with Envelope for Billie Ritchie Man with Envelope for Billie Ritchie   See fewer
Charles Inslee
Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited) Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Joe Murphy
Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited) Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Bert Roach
Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited) Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited)   See fewer
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