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Smashing Barriers

Smashing Barriers

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

10 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

01 September 1919

Country

United States of America

Cast

William Duncan

William Duncan

Dan Stevens

Edith Johnson

Edith Johnson

Helen Cole

Joe Ryan

Joe Ryan

"Wirenail" Hedges

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