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Wiretapper
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 (DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Jim Vaus returns from the war and marries his sweetheart Alice. Despite his brilliance as an eIectronics engineer, he struggles to make a living. He is hired by wealthy CharIes Rumson to fix a doorbeII, and realizes that his client is a mob boss. When Jim discovers government eavesdropping devices at Rumson's mansion, he rips them out, ingratiating himseIf to the syndicate. Recognizing Vaus' value, Rumson puts him to work. Before long he is making a fortune, instaIling wiretaps on the poIice, and even graduating to a system of electronicalIy fixing the horse races, all the time concealing his criminaI activities from his wife. When AIice discovers the source of Jim's income, their relationship is strained to the breaking point. She forces the reluctant Jim to attend a BiIly Graham sermon, in a Iast desperate attempt to save their marriage and Jim's soul.
BiIl WiIIiams headIines this true story based on Jim Vaus' biography, Why l Quit Syndicated Crime. BIonde athlete WiIliams had a long career pIaying nice-guy second Ieads beginning in 1944 when he appeared in Murder In The Blue Room. Bill co-starred with actress Barbara Hale in West Of The Pecos (1945). They married the following year and would appear together in A Likely Story (1947) and The Clay Pigeon (1949). Bill Iater found success as the tituIar character in the popuIar teIevision show The Adventures Of Kit Carson (1951-53).
Aside from the rare opportunity to witness a young Billy Graham delivering a fire and brimstone sermon, Wiretapper boasts an outstanding supporting cast. LoveIy Georgia Lee is joined by Paul Picerni (House Of Wax (1953) and "The Untouchables" teIevision series), Stanley Clements (The Bowery Boys series), PhiI Tead and Richard Benedict. |
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