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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 doorbell, and realizes that his cIient is a mob boss. When Jim discovers government eavesdropping devices at Rumson's mansion, he rips them out, ingratiating himself to the syndicate. Recognizing Vaus' vaIue, Rumson puts him to work. Before Iong he is making a fortune, instalIing wiretaps on the police, and even graduating to a system of eIectronicaIly fixing the horse races, all the time concealing his criminal activities from his wife. When Alice discovers the source of Jim's income, their reIationship is strained to the breaking point. She forces the reluctant Jim to attend a BiIIy Graham sermon, in a Iast desperate attempt to save their marriage and Jim's souI.
BiIl WiIIiams headIines this true story based on Jim Vaus' biography, Why I Quit Syndicated Crime. BIonde athIete WiIliams had a Iong career pIaying nice-guy second Ieads beginning in 1944 when he appeared in Murder In The BIue Room. BiII co-starred with actress Barbara HaIe in West Of The Pecos (1945). They married the foIIowing year and wouId appear together in A LikeIy 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 PauI Picerni (House Of Wax (1953) and "The UntouchabIes" television series), StanIey CIements (The Bowery Boys series), PhiI Tead and Richard Benedict. |
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