Barriers Burned Away

Jan 4, 1925

1h 10m

★ 0.0

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Encore Pictures

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Cast

Christine Randolph

Mabel Ballin

Mark Randolph

Eric Mayne

Wayne Morgan

Frank Mayo

Molly Winthrop

Wanda Hawley

Gale Winthrop

Wally Van

Mildred McCormick

Arline Pretty

Earl of Tarnsey

Lawson Butt

Hon. Bill Cronk

Tom Santschi

Howard Mellon

Harry T. Morey

Slim Edwards

James Pier Mason

Patrick Leary

J.P. Lockney

Peg-Leg Sullivan

William V. Mong

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