1933 film by Albert S. Rogell
The Wrecker |
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Directed by | Albert S. Rogell Arthur Black (assistant director) |
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Written by | Jo Swerling Albert Rogell |
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Produced by | Robert North |
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Starring | Jack Holt Genevieve Tobin |
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Cinematography | Benjamin Kline F. M. Browne Fred Dawson Jack Russell |
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Edited by | Richard Cahoun William Lyon |
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Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Release date |
- July 10, 1933 (1933-07-10)
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Running time | 72 minutes |
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Country | United States |
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Language | English |
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The Wrecker is a 1933 American Pre-Code action-romance film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Jack Holt, Genevieve Tobin and George E. Stone. The screenplay was by Jo Swerling. The film was produced and released by Columbia Pictures.[1]
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Cast
Critical reception
A contemporary review in Variety described the film as an "old-fashioned melodrama" that is "clumsily staged," with a "[s]tory [that] follows the lines of least resistance and the direction is loose," with the result being "suspense throughout is light, mostly puffing up suddenly and petering out as rapidly in the following sequence." With respect to the acting, the review notes "Holt's standard characterization," Tobin's and Blackmer's "perfunctory performances," and that "Stone's interpretation of the junk man is all right, but much of the dialog given him is not."[2]
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