Adventure ·Action · United States of America · 1919 · 10m

Smashing Barriers

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Director
William Duncan
Cast
William Duncan as Dan Stevens Edith Johnson as Helen Cole Joe Ryan as "Wirenail" Hedges
Crew
R. Cecil Smith — Writer C. Graham Baker — Writer Cyrus Townsend Brady — Story Albert E. Smith — Story William Duncan — Producer
Synopsis

When sawmill owner Helen Cole is kidnapped by bandits, it falls on lumberjack Dan Stevens to rescue her, but "Wirenail" Hedges is not willing to give up without a fight. Originally a fifteen-episode serial, all that is known to survive of "Smashing Barriers" today is this single reel abridgment created for the home movie market in 1932.

Mood & Themes
rescueescapekidnapping
Key Collaborators
William Duncan Director R. Cecil Smith Writer C. Graham Baker Writer Cyrus Townsend Brady Story Albert E. Smith Story William Duncan Producer
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