The Wrecker

1929

1h 14m

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The Wrecker is a British film that tells the story of a crook who organises train crashes to discredit the railway, in favour of a rival bus company. The stunts in this film were groundbreaking for 1920s British cinema A scene wich has been discribed as "the most spectacular rail crash in cinema history" was recorded by 22 cameras.

Writers

Edgar Wallace(novel by)
Arnold Ridley(writer by)
Benno Vigny(writer by)
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Carlyle Blackwell
Ambrose Barney
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Benita Hume
Mary Shelton
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Joseph Striker
Roger Doyle
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Winter Hall
Sir Gerald Bartlett
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Pauline Johnson
Beryl Matchley
Leonard Thompson
Rameses Ratchett

Writers

Edgar Wallace(novel by)
Arnold Ridley(writer by)
Benno Vigny(writer by)

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Release date

July 16, 1929 (United States)

Country of origin

Germany

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