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Barriers Burned Away (1925)

★ 10.0/10 70 min Drama United States English
Director: W.S. Van Dyke
Screenplay by: Leah Baird
Novel: Edward Payson Roe
Story by: Edward Payson Roe
Streaming: Not available
The O'Leary's and their famous cow, "The Halstead Street Terror," "Peg-Leg" Sullivan and other fascinating characters.

Description

In 1871, a Chicago undercover detective gets a job as a porter in a disreputable saloon to get information on a stolen painting, which he believes will be fenced there by thieves. He soon falls in love with the saloon owner's daughter, who believes him to be just a porter. Soon his undercover work puts him and the girl in danger, from both the criminals who stole the painting and the infamous Chicago Fire of 1871.

Top Cast

Mabel Ballin
Mabel Ballin Christine Randolph
Eric Mayne
Eric Mayne Mark Randolph
Frank Mayo
Frank Mayo Wayne Morgan
Wanda Hawley
Wanda Hawley Molly Winthrop
Wally Van
Wally Van Gale Winthrop
Arline Pretty
Arline Pretty Mildred McCormick
Lawson Butt
Lawson Butt Earl of Tarnsey
Tom Santschi
Tom Santschi Hon. Bill Cronk

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