Summary
The Wrecker wrecks trains on the L & R Railroad. One of his victims is Larry Baker's father. Baker wants to find the evildoer, among a host of suspects, but it will be difficult since the Wrecker can disguise himself to look like almost anyone
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 42GoodWatch 46
IMDb5.3
Audience score31%
Running time
1 h 19 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 adventure movies, −24 min on the typical 103
typical 10379Half of all adventure movies run 93–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 8 countries
Released
1932
August 1, 1932
94 years ago
Genres
AdventureMysteryCrimeActionLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
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and 14 more17 people
- John WayneThe Air Pilot
- Tully MarshallThe Railroad Manager
- Conway TearleThe Railroad Attorney
- Shirley GreyThe Secretary
- Edmund BreeseThe Secretary's Father
- Lloyd WhitlockThe Air Line Manager
- Al BridgeThe Station Agent
- Matthew BetzThe Engineer Jordan
Joseph W. GirardThe Railroad Detective
James P. BurtisThe Railroad Detective's Assistant
Ernie AdamsBarney
Charles KingMike
J. Farrell MacDonaldJim Baker
Al FergusonSandy
Glenn StrangeJim
Fred 'Snowflake' ToonesSam (uncredited)
Yakima CanuttHenchman
Directing · 2
- J.P. McGowan Director, Screenplay
- Armand Schaefer Director
Writing · 5
- Harold Tarshis Screenplay
- George Morgan Screenplay
- Wyndham Gittens Story
- Barney A. Sarecky Story
- Colbert Clark Story
Production · 1
- Nat Levine Producer
Camera · 2
- Ernest Miller Director of Photography
- Carl Wester Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Ray Snyder Editor
Sound · 1
- Lee Zahler Original Music Composer
Other crew · 1
- Yakima Canutt Stunts
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