The Wrecker 95 years old

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.

Credits

The Wrecker Cast

Name Character
Winter Hall He was 57, 74 years old when he died as Sir Gerald Bartlett
Benita Hume She was 22, 61 years old when she died as Mary Shelton
Gordon Harker He was 43, 81 years old when he died as William
Carlyle Blackwell He was 45, 71 years old when he died as Ambrose Barney

The Wrecker Crew

Name Department
Géza von Bolváry as Director. He was 31 (63) years old when He died Directing
The Wrecker poster
The Wrecker (95 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, July 16, 1929
  • Runtime: 74 minutes