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Barriers Burned Away

19250.0 / 1070 min
Drama

Overview

The O'Leary's and their famous cow, "The Halstead Street Terror," "Peg-Leg" Sullivan and other fascinating characters.

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.

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

Harry T. Morey

Harry T. Morey

Howard Mellon

James Pier Mason

James Pier Mason

Slim Edwards

J.P. Lockney

J.P. Lockney

Patrick Leary

William V. Mong

William V. Mong

Peg-Leg Sullivan

Pat Harmon

Pat Harmon

Halstead Street Terror

Frankie Mann

Frankie Mann

Kitty

Mrs. Charles Craig

Mrs. Charles Craig

Mrs. Leary

Crew

W.S. Van Dyke

W.S. Van Dyke

Director

Leah Baird

Leah Baird

Screenplay

Edward Payson Roe

Edward Payson Roe

Novel

Edward Payson Roe

Edward Payson Roe

Story

André Barlatier

André Barlatier

Director of Photography

Arthur F. Beck

Arthur F. Beck

Presenter