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Barriers Burned Away

Barriers Burned Away

★ 10.0/10•1925•1h 10m•Drama

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.

W.S. Van Dyke · Director

Leah Baird · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 10m
LanguageEN
Release DateJan 4, 1925

Actors

Mabel Ballin

Mabel Ballin

Christine Randolph

Eric Mayne

Eric Mayne

Mark Randolph

Frank Mayo

Frank Mayo

Wayne Morgan

Wanda Hawley

Wanda Hawley

Molly Winthrop

Wally Van

Wally Van

Gale Winthrop

Arline Pretty

Arline Pretty

Mildred McCormick

Lawson Butt

Lawson Butt

Earl of Tarnsey

Tom Santschi

Tom Santschi

Hon. Bill Cronk

Harry T. Morey

Harry T. Morey

Howard Mellon

James Pier Mason

James Pier Mason

Slim Edwards

J.P. Lockney

J.P. Lockney

Patrick Leary

William V. Mong

William V. Mong

Peg-Leg Sullivan

Pat Harmon

Pat Harmon

Halstead Street Terror

Frankie Mann

Frankie Mann

Kitty

Mrs. Charles Craig

Mrs. Leary

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