The Wrecker

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1929 · 74 min · Crime · Drama · TMDB 6.3/10

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.

Directed by Géza von Bolváry

Cast

• Carlyle Blackwell — Ambrose Barney
• Benita Hume — Mary Shelton
• Joseph Striker — Roger Doyle
• Winter Hall — Sir Gerald Bartlett
• Gordon Harker — William