Barriers Burned Away (1925)
The O'Leary's and their famous cow, "The Halstead Street Terror," "Peg-Leg" Sullivan and other fascinating characters.
70 min
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.
- Release date
- January 4, 1925
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Mabel Ballin as Christine Randolph
- Eric Mayne as Mark Randolph
- Frank Mayo as Wayne Morgan
- Wanda Hawley as Molly Winthrop
- Wally Van as Gale Winthrop
- Arline Pretty as Mildred McCormick
- Lawson Butt as Earl of Tarnsey
- Tom Santschi as Hon. Bill Cronk
- Harry T. Morey as Howard Mellon
- Jim Mason as Slim Edwards
Crew
- W.S. Van Dyke · Director
- Leah Baird · Writer
- Edward Payson Roe · Writer
- André Barlatier · Cinematographer