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Barriers Burned Away

The O'Leary's and their famous cow, "The Halstead Street Terror," "Peg-Leg" Sullivan and other fascinating characters.
Jan 4, 1925 · 1h 10m
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Drama

PLOT

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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CAST

Mabel Ballin
Christine Randolph
Eric Mayne
Mark Randolph
Frank Mayo
Wayne Morgan
Wanda Hawley
Molly Winthrop
Wally Van
Gale Winthrop
Arline Pretty
Mildred McCormick
Lawson Butt
Earl of Tarnsey
Tom Santschi
Hon. Bill Cronk
Directed by W.S. Van Dyke

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Encore Pictures
Country
US

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