The Wrecker

Overview

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.

Cast

Carlyle Blackwell

Ambrose Barney

Benita Hume

Mary Shelton

N/A

Joseph Striker

Roger Doyle

Winter Hall

Sir Gerald Bartlett

Gordon Harker

William

Pauline Johnson

Beryl Matchley

N/A

Leonard Thompson

Rameses Ratchett