16 July 1929 Drama, Crime 74 mins
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.
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Carlyle Blackwell as Ambrose Barney
Benita Hume as Mary Shelton
Joseph Striker as Roger Doyle
Winter Hall as Sir Gerald Bartlett
Gordon Harker as William
Pauline Johnson as Beryl Matchley
Leonard Thompson as Rameses Ratchett
Géza von Bolváry Director
Arnold Ridley Writer
Reginald Berkeley Writer
Edgar Wallace Novel
Bernard Merivale Writer
Benno Vigny Writer
Angus MacPhail Screenplay
United Kingdom 16 July 1929
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Made by the Gainsborough Pictures in 1928 featuring Carlyle Blackwell and Benita Hume on a 300ft reel cat no SB 30003.
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