The Wrecker (1929)

6.3/10 74 min Crime Drama

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

Winter Hall

Sir Gerald Bartlett

Gordon Harker

William

Pauline Johnson

Beryl Matchley

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