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The Wrecker (1929)

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.

Release: 1929-07-16
Runtime: 74 min
Rating: 6.2 / 10
Cast
Carlyle Blackwell
Carlyle Blackwell
Ambrose Barney
Benita Hume
Benita Hume
Mary Shelton
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Joseph Striker
Roger Doyle
Winter Hall
Winter Hall
Sir Gerald Bartlett
Gordon Harker
Gordon Harker
William
Pauline Johnson
Pauline Johnson
Beryl Matchley
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Leonard Thompson
Rameses Ratchett