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The Wrecker

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.

Release Date: July 16, 1929

Status: Released

Genres:

Crime

Drama

63

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