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The Wrecker

62 %|Jul 16, 1929|Crime, Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Géza von Bolváry
Director
Edgar Wallace
Novel
Josef Somlo
Producer
Michael Balcon
Presenter
Hermann Fellner
Producer
Arnold Ridley
Writer
Reginald Berkeley
Writer
Bernard Merivale
Writer

Cast

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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
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Leonard Thompson
Rameses Ratchett