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The Wrecker (1929)

The Wrecker (1929)

Drama Crime
Release Date: 1929, July 16
Directors: Géza von Bolváry
Countries: Germany, United Kingdom
Cast: Gordon Harker, Benita Hume, Winter Hall, Carlyle Blackwell, Joseph Striker, Pauline Johnson, Leonard Thompson

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.