The Wrecker (1929 film)

The Wrecker
The Wrecker
Directed by	Géza von Bolváry
Written by	Benno Vigny
Based on	The Wrecker; by Arnold Ridley; Bernard Merivale;
Produced by	Michael Balcon; Hermann Fellner; Arnold Pressburger; Josef Somlo;
Starring	Carlyle Blackwell; Benita Hume; Joseph Striker; Winter Hall;
Cinematography	Otto Kanturek
Edited by	Arthur Tavares
Production; companies	Gainsborough Pictures; Felsom Film;
Distributed by	Woolf & Freedman Film Service (UK); Universum Film AG (Germany); Tiffany Pictures (US);
Release dates	17 July 1929 (UK); 27 August 1929 (Germany);
Running time	74 minutes
Countries	Germany; United Kingdom;
Languages	Sound (Part-Talkie); English/German Intertitles;

The Wrecker (German: Der Würger) is a 1929 British-German sound crime film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Carlyle Blackwell, Joseph Striker, and Benita Hume. The sound version was a Part-Talkie prepared by Tiffany-Stahl Productions and was copyrighted by them in 1929 in the United States making the sound version public domain. The film has two short sequences with audible dialog at the start and towards the end of the film. The rest of the film features a synchronized musical score with sound effects. The film was based on the play of the same title by Arnold Ridley. It was produced by Michael Balcon for Gainsborough Pictures in a co-production with the German firm Felsom Film.