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The Wrecker

The Wrecker

6.31929CrimeDrama

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.

Release1929-07-16
Runtime74 min
StatusReleased
CountriesGermany, United Kingdom
Original languageEN
SpokenEnglish
DirectorGéza von Bolváry
WritersEdgar Wallace, Arnold Ridley, Reginald Berkeley, Bernard Merivale, Benno Vigny, Angus MacPhail
Votes7
Popularity1
TMDB ID212176

Cast

Carlyle Blackwell

Carlyle Blackwell

Ambrose Barney

Benita Hume

Benita Hume

Mary Shelton

Joseph Striker

Roger Doyle

Winter Hall

Winter Hall

Sir Gerald Bartlett

Gordon Harker

Gordon Harker

William

Pauline Johnson

Pauline Johnson

Beryl Matchley

Leonard Thompson

Rameses Ratchett

Director

Géza von Bolváry

Géza von Bolváry

Director

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