The Wrecker (1929 film)

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The Wrecker
Directed by	Géza von Bolváry
Written by	Benno Vigny
Based on	The Wrecker by Arnold Ridley Bernard Merivale
Produced by	Michael Balcon Hermann Fellner Arnold Pressburger Josef Somlo
Starring	Carlyle Blackwell Benita Hume Joseph Striker Winter Hall
Cinematography	Otto Kanturek
Edited by	Arthur Tavares
Production companies	Gainsborough Pictures Felsom Film
Distributed by	Woolf & Freedman Film Service (UK) Universum Film AG (Germany) Tiffany Pictures (US)
Release dates	17 July 1929 (1929-07-17) (UK) 27 August 1929 (1929-08-27) (Germany)
Running time	74 minutes
Countries	Germany United Kingdom
Languages	Sound (Synchronized) English/German Intertitles

The Wrecker (German: Der Würger) is a 1929 British-German sound crime film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Carlyle Blackwell, Joseph Striker, and Benita Hume. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects. The film was based on the play of the same title by Arnold Ridley. It was produced by Michael Balcon for Gainsborough Pictures in a co-production with the German firm Felsom Film.