CinemaOSMovie · 1919 · 0h 10m

Smashing Barriers

65%(2)IMDbAdventureAction

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.

Directed byWilliam Duncan

Status: Released
Runtime: 0h 10m
Language: EN
Released: September 1, 1919

Studios

Vitagraph Company of America

Featuring

Cast & crew

3 credited

Starring

William Duncan

William Duncan

Dan Stevens

Edith Johnson

Edith Johnson

Helen Cole

Joe Ryan

"Wirenail" Hedges

Creative team

Directed by: William Duncan
Written by: R. Cecil Smith
C. Graham Baker
Produced by: William Duncan

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