Barriers Burned Away
5.1
“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.
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Mabel Ballin
Christine Randolph
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Eric Mayne
Mark Randolph
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Cameo Kirby
Frank Mayo
Wayne Morgan
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Wanda Hawley
Molly Winthrop
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Wally Van
Gale Winthrop
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Mildred McCormick
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Tom Santschi
Hon. Bill Cronk
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Harry T. Morey
Howard Mellon
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James Pier Mason
Slim Edwards
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J.P. Lockney
Patrick Leary
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William V. Mong
Peg-Leg Sullivan
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W.S. Van Dyke Director · Leah Baird Screenplay Edward Payson Roe Story
United States release January 4, 1925 · Produced in United States
Production
Encore Pictures
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · January 4, 1925
Theatrical
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