Film

Barriers Burned Away

1925 · 1h 10m · Drama

The O'Leary's and their famous cow, "The Halstead Street Terror," "Peg-Leg" Sullivan and other fascinating characters.

IMDb

6.0

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.

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

Harry T. Morey

Howard Mellon

James Pier Mason

Slim Edwards

J.P. Lockney

Patrick Leary

William V. Mong

Peg-Leg Sullivan

Pat Harmon

Halstead Street Terror

Frankie Mann

Kitty

Mrs. Charles Craig

Mrs. Leary

• W.S. Van DykeDirector
• Leah BairdScreenplay
• Edward Payson RoeNovel · Story
• André BarlatierDirector of Photography

Release date

January 4, 1925

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 10m

Genres

Drama

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