Barriers Burned Away

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Barriers Burned Away — 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.

• Release date
• January 4, 1925
• Runtime
• 70 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• W.S. Van Dyke

Barriers Burned Away — 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