The Wrecker

Directed by Géza von Bolváry
1929    74mCrime, Drama
7.16.2
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.

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  • Carlyle BlackwellAmbrose Barney
  • Benita HumeMary Shelton
  • Joseph StrikerRoger Doyle
  • Winter HallSir Gerald Bartlett
  • Gordon HarkerWilliam
  • Pauline JohnsonBeryl Matchley
  • Leonard ThompsonRameses Ratchett
  • Géza von BolváryDirector
  • Edgar WallaceNovel
  • Arnold RidleyWriter
  • Benno VignyWriter
  • Reginald BerkeleyWriter
  • Angus MacPhailScreenplay
  • Bernard MerivaleWriter
  • Josef SomloProducer
  • Arnold PressburgerProducer
  • Hermann FellnerProducer
  • Oscar Friedrich WerndorffArt Direction
  • Otto KanturekDirector Of Photography
  • Arthur TavaresEditor

 

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The Wrecker Trivia

The Wrecker was released on July 16, 1929.

The Wrecker was directed by Géza von Bolváry.

The Wrecker has a runtime of 74 min.

The Wrecker was produced by Josef Somlo, Arnold Pressburger, Hermann Fellner.

The key characters in The Wrecker are Ambrose Barney (Carlyle Blackwell), Mary Shelton (Benita Hume), Roger Doyle (Joseph Striker).

The Wrecker is a Crime, Drama film.

The Wrecker has an audience rating of 7.1 out of 10.

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