The Wrecker
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The Wrecker is a British play, written in 1924 by Arnold Ridley, who much later played Private Godfrey in Dad's Army.
The play is about an old engine driver who thinks his engine is malevolent and self-aware (c.f. Christine). The finale is a huge train wreck using elaborate stage special-effects as per The Ghost Train, an earlier and more famous play by Ridley.
The play ran for 165 performances at St. Martin's Lane Theatre.
[edit] Film versions
It was made into a 74 minute silent film in 1928 (released 1929). The film was produced by Michael Balcon for Gainsborough Pictures, directed by Hungarian Géza von Bolváry and starring Carlyle Blackwell, Joseph Striker and Benita Hume. A sound track was later added. The crash scene was filmed at Herriard on the Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway.
The film has never been released on either VHS or on DVD, suggesting that it might be a "lost film".
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