| The Barrier | |
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| Directed by | George W. Hill |
| Written by | Harvey Gates |
| Based on | The Barrier byRex Beach |
| Starring | Lionel Barrymore Marceline Day Henry B. Walthall |
| Cinematography | Max Fabian Ira H. Morgan |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 70 mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (Englishintertitles) |
The Barrier is a 1926 Americansilentadventure film produced and distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer and directed byGeorge Hill a former cinematographer.[1] The film starsLionel Barrymore,Henry B. Walthall,Norman Kerry andMarceline Day and is based on the 1908 wilderness novel of the same name byRex Beach. The film was a breakout role for Day who received praise notices from critics. Previous versions of the novel had been filmed in 1913 and 1917 respectively. This film is the last silent version to be filmed.[2]The Barrier is alost film.[3][4]
As described in a film magazine review,[5] during theAlaskan gold rush days, a baby girl is rescued from Stark Bennett, a brutal father, by kindly seaman Gale Gaylord, when her mother, a full-blooded Indian, dies aboard ship. Necia is brought up unaware of her half-Indian parentage until she is about to wed Meade Burrell, an American Army officer. The discovery causes her to decide to return to her father. After she does so, she is saved from her worthless parent by her lover, whose loyalty finally induces her to marry him.
The film’s “world premiere” took place at the West Coast Theatre inSan Bernardino, California, on Sunday February 28, 1926, with four showings that day, where it was seen by “thousands.” Subsequent weekday showings were presented twice each evening. A youngGinger Rogers’ vaudeville act was also featured.[6]
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