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6.3A 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.
Released: 1929-07-1674 minDir: Géza von BolváryCrime, Drama
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
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- silent film
- Genre
- crime film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- German
- Director
- Géza von Bolváry
- Screenwriter
- Benno Vigny
- Cast member
- Pauline Johnson
- Cinematographer
- Otto Kanturek
- Narrative location
- England
- Duration
- 74
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- publication date
- 1929-01-01
- title
- The Wrecker
- aspect ratio (W:H)
- 4:3
- color
- black-and-white
- film editor
- Arthur Tavares
- Commons category
- The Wrecker (1929 film)
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