Smashing Barriers

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William Duncan
William Duncan

Dan Stevens

Edith Johnson
Edith Johnson

Helen Cole

Joe Ryan
Joe Ryan

"Wirenail" Hedges

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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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    1919-09-01

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