Film
The Wrecker
1929 · 1h 14m · Crime · Drama
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- 6.9
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Overview
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.
Cast
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
Crew
- Géza von BolváryDirector
- Angus MacPhailScreenplay
- Arnold RidleyWriter
- Reginald BerkeleyWriter
- Bernard MerivaleWriter
- Benno VignyWriter
- Edgar WallaceNovel
- Arnold PressburgerProducer
- Josef SomloProducer
- Hermann FellnerProducer
Media
Details
- Release date
- July 16, 1929
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
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