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Smashing Barriers

1919

10 minutes

AdventureAction

Overview

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.

Top Cast

William Duncan headshot

William Duncan

Dan Stevens

Edith Johnson headshot

Edith Johnson

Helen Cole

Joe Ryan headshot

Joe Ryan

"Wirenail" Hedges