The read
It runs a compact 1h 14m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
7 audience votes
Key crew
- Géza von BolváryDirector
- Arnold RidleyWriter
- Reginald BerkeleyWriter
- Bernard MerivaleWriter
- Benno VignyWriter
- Angus MacPhailScreenplay
Cast
- Carlyle BlackwellAmbrose Barney
- Benita HumeMary Shelton
- Joseph StrikerRoger Doyle
- Winter HallSir Gerald Bartlett
- Gordon HarkerWilliam
- Pauline JohnsonBeryl Matchley
- Leonard ThompsonRameses Ratchett