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The Wrecker

  • 19291929
  • 1h 14m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
68
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The Wrecker (1929)
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A director's nephew unmasks a manager as a wrecker of trains.A director's nephew unmasks a manager as a wrecker of trains.A director's nephew unmasks a manager as a wrecker of trains.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
68
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
238,011
29,783
  • Director
    • Géza von Bolváry
  • Writers
    • Reginald Berkeley(titles)
    • Angus MacPhail(screenplay)
    • Bernard Merivale(play "The Wrecker")
  • Stars
    • Carlyle Blackwell
    • Benita Hume
    • Joseph Striker
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  • Director
    • Géza von Bolváry
  • Writers
    • Reginald Berkeley(titles)
    • Angus MacPhail(screenplay)
    • Bernard Merivale(play "The Wrecker")
  • Stars
    • Carlyle Blackwell
    • Benita Hume
    • Joseph Striker
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    • 4User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Carlyle Blackwell
    Carlyle Blackwell
    • Ambrose Barney
    Benita Hume
    Benita Hume
    • Mary Shelton
    Joseph Striker
    Joseph Striker
    • Roger Doyle
    Winter Hall
    Winter Hall
    • Sir Gerald Bartlett
    Gordon Harker
    Gordon Harker
    • William
    Pauline Johnson
    Pauline Johnson
    • Beryl Matchley
    Leonard Thompson
    • Rameses Ratchett
    • Director
      • Géza von Bolváry
    • Writers
      • Reginald Berkeley(titles) (uncredited)
      • Angus MacPhail(screenplay)
      • Bernard Merivale(play "The Wrecker")
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    • Trivia
      The film was made with extensive cooperation from the Southern Railway (of England); many of their engines and locations are seen.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Ghost Train (1931)

    User reviews4

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    6/10
    Silly comedy thriller but of interest
    This a comedy thriller but it isn't funny and doesn't thrill.However it is of interest.First of course the train crash which is quite spectacular.Secondly for the views of everyday England in the twenties,not so different from today.Thirdly because the film was made on the cusp of sound.It had a score and we hear the villains voice in an incriminating recording of a telephone conversation.Clearly Gainsborough were trying to make this film acceptable to an audience who wanted nothing but talkies.One of the big problems of a film such as this was the number of interrupted required.It does become rather tiresome.
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    • Jun 2, 2017

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 27, 1929 (Germany)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Germany
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Der Würger
    • Filming locations
      • Basingstoke-Alton Light Railway, Hampshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Gainsborough Pictures
      • F.P.S.-Film GmbH
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 14 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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