The Wrecker
Seen it?1933 | 72 min | Romance, Action
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and action fans.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 12 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1933: an older pace and style.
The Wrecker is a flinty-eyed demolition engineer named Regan (Jack Holt). While he's off on another assignment, Regan's wife Mary (Genevieve Tobin) and supposed best friend Cummings (Sidney Blackmer) engage in some heavy petting. About to wash his hands of his faithless wife and his back-stabbing chum, our hero is compelled to save both their lives when they're pinned under the wreckage of a collapsed schoolhouse. George E. Stones supplies some good-natured ethnic humor as Regan's junk-dealer pal Shapiro.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 823 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Albert S. Rogell
- Jack HoltChuck Regan
- Genevieve TobinMary Regan
- George E. StoneSam Shapiro
- Sidney BlackmerTom Cummings
- Ward BondCramer
- Irene WhiteSarah
- Russell WadeChuck Regan (as Russell Waddle)
- Wally AlbrightYoung Boy
- Edward LeSaintDoctor
- Clarence MuseChauffeur