The Wrecker (1929)
A criminal organizes train crashes to discredit the railway in favor of a rival bus company. The stunts in this film were groundbreaking for 1920s British cinema. A scene which has been described as "the most spectacular rail crash in cinema history" was recorded by 22 cameras.
- Date of release
- 1929-07-16
- TMDB
- 6.3 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Director
- Géza von Bolváry
Casting
- Carlyle Blackwell — Ambrose Barney
- Benita Hume — Mary Shelton
- Joseph Striker — Roger Doyle
- Winter Hall — Sir Gerald Bartlett
- Gordon Harker — William
- Pauline Johnson — Beryl Matchley
- Leonard Thompson — Rameses Ratchett
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