September 15, 1929
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The Great Divide (1929)

Name: The Great Divide
Genre: Romance, Adventure, Action, Western
Released: 1929-09-15

1h 12m

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September 15, 1929
Release Date

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Plot.

Stephen Ghent, a mineowner, falls in love with Ruth Jordan, an arrogant girl from the East, unaware that she is the daughter of his dead partner. Ruth is vacationing in Arizona and Mexico with a fast set of friends, including her fiancé, Edgar. Manuella, a Spanish halfbreed hopelessly in love with Ghent, causes Ruth to return to her fiancé when she insinuates that Ghent belongs to her. Ghent follows Ruth, kidnaps her, and takes her into the wilderness to endure hardship. There she discovers that she loves Ghent, and she discards Edgar in favor of him.

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Release Date
September 15, 1929

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 12m

Genres
Romance Adventure Action Western

Last updated: 2025-02-10

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The Great Divide is a 1929 American pre-Code Western film directed by Reginald Barker and starring Dorothy Mackaill. Released in both silent and sound versions, it was produced and distributed by First National Pictures. The film is a remake of The Great Divide, made at MGM in 1925 and also directed by Barker. There was another remake in 1931 as the full sound film Woman Hungry. All three films are based on the 1906 Broadway play The Great Divide by William Vaughn Moody.

A print of the film is preserved at the Library of Congress. Parts of the film were shot in Zion National Park in Utah.: 286