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The Wrecker

Plot: 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
Release Date: Tuesday, July 16 1929
95 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Carlyle BlackwellCarlyle Blackwell
Carlyle Blackwell was
45 in The Wrecker
as 'Ambrose Barney'.
Sat, Jan 19 1884 –
Fri, Jun 17 1955
Portrait of Benita HumeBenita Hume
Benita Hume was
22 in The Wrecker
as 'Mary Shelton'.
Sun, Oct 14 1906 –
Wed, Nov 01 1967
Portrait of Joseph StrikerJoseph Striker
Joseph Striker was
30 in The Wrecker
as 'Roger Doyle'.
Thu, Dec 22 1898 –
Sun, Feb 24 1974
Portrait of Winter HallWinter Hall
Winter Hall was
57 in The Wrecker
as 'Sir Gerald Bartlett'.
Fri, Jun 21 1872 –
Mon, Feb 10 1947
Portrait of Gordon HarkerGordon Harker
Gordon Harker was
43 in The Wrecker
as 'William'.
Thu, Aug 06 1885 –
Thu, Mar 02 1967
Portrait of Pauline JohnsonPauline Johnson
Pauline Johnson was
29 in The Wrecker
as 'Beryl Matchley'.
Fri, Nov 03 1899 –
Thu, Feb 13 1947
Portrait of Leonard ThompsonLeonard Thompson
Leonard Thompson was
>> in The Wrecker
as 'Rameses Ratchett'.
Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Géza von BolváryGéza von Bolváry
Géza von Bolváry was
31 in The Wrecker
as 'Director'
Sun, Dec 26 1897 –
Fri, Aug 11 1961
Portrait of Otto KanturekOtto Kanturek
Otto Kanturek was
31 in The Wrecker
as 'Director of Photography'
Tue, Jul 27 1897 –
Thu, Jun 26 1941
Portrait of Arnold RidleyArnold Ridley
Arnold Ridley was
33 in The Wrecker
as 'Writer'
Tue, Jan 07 1896 –
Mon, Mar 12 1984
Portrait of Reginald BerkeleyReginald Berkeley
Reginald Berkeley was
38 in The Wrecker
as 'Writer'
Mon, Aug 18 1890 –
Sat, Mar 30 1935
Portrait of Bernard MerivaleBernard Merivale
Bernard Merivale was
>> in The Wrecker
as 'Writer'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Benno VignyBenno Vigny
Benno Vigny was
>> in The Wrecker
as 'Writer'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Angus MacPhailAngus MacPhail
Angus MacPhail was
26 in The Wrecker
as 'Screenplay'
Wed, Apr 08 1903 –
Sun, Apr 22 1962
Portrait of Arnold PressburgerArnold Pressburger
Arnold Pressburger was
43 in The Wrecker
as 'Producer'
Thu, Aug 27 1885 –
Sat, Feb 17 1951
Portrait of Josef SomloJosef Somlo
Josef Somlo was
44 in The Wrecker
as 'Producer'
Sun, Oct 05 1884 –
Thu, Nov 29 1973
Portrait of Hermann FellnerHermann Fellner
Hermann Fellner was
>> in The Wrecker
as 'Producer'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Arthur TavaresArthur Tavares
Arthur Tavares was
45 in The Wrecker
as 'Editor'
Thu, Jan 10 1884 –
Thu, May 27 1954
Portrait of Edgar WallaceEdgar Wallace
Edgar Wallace was
54 in The Wrecker
as 'Novel'
Thu, Apr 01 1875 –
Wed, Feb 10 1932
Portrait of Oscar Friedrich WerndorffOscar Friedrich Werndorff
Oscar Friedrich Werndorff was
49 in The Wrecker
as 'Art Direction'
Sun, May 30 1880 –
Sun, Nov 06 1938
Portrait of Michael BalconMichael Balcon
Michael Balcon was
33 in The Wrecker
as 'Presenter'
Tue, May 19 1896 –
Mon, Oct 17 1977