The Wrecker (1933 film)

The Wrecker is a 1933 American Pre-Code action-romance film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Jack Holt, Genevieve Tobin and George E. Stone. The screenplay was by Jo Swerling. The film was produced and released by Columbia Pictures.^[1]

The Wrecker
Directed by	Albert S. Rogell Arthur Black (assistant director)
Written by	Jo Swerling Albert Rogell
Produced by	Robert North
Starring	Jack Holt Genevieve Tobin
Cinematography	Benjamin Kline F. M. Browne Fred Dawson Jack Russell
Edited by	Richard Cahoun William Lyon
Production company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	July 10, 1933 (1933-07-10)
Running time	72 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Cast

• Jack Holt as Chuck Regan
• Genevieve Tobin as Mary Wilson
• George E. Stone as Sam Shapiro
• Sidney Blackmer as Tom Cummings
• Ward Bond as Cramer
• Irene White as Sarah
• Russell Waddle as Chuck Regan, Jr.
• Wally Albright - Chuck Regan, Jr.
• P. H. Levy as Hyam
• Edward LeSaint as Doctor
• Clarence Muse as Chauffeur

Critical reception

A contemporary review in Variety described the film as an "old-fashioned melodrama" that is "clumsily staged," with a "[s]tory [that] follows the lines of least resistance and the direction is loose," with the result being "suspense throughout is light, mostly puffing up suddenly and petering out as rapidly in the following sequence." With respect to the acting, the review notes "Holt's standard characterization," Tobin's and Blackmer's "perfunctory performances," and that "Stone's interpretation of the junk man is all right, but much of the dialog given him is not."^[2]

Preservation status

• A print is held by the Library of Congress Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation.^[3]