The Wrecker (1929)
Synopsis
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: 1929-07-16
Runtime: 74 minutes
Director: Géza von Bolváry
Top Cast
- Carlyle Blackwell as Ambrose Barney
- Benita Hume as Mary Shelton
- Joseph Striker as Roger Doyle
- Winter Hall as Sir Gerald Bartlett
- Gordon Harker as William
- Pauline Johnson as Beryl Matchley
- Leonard Thompson as Rameses Ratchett
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