THE GREAT DIVIDE (1929) Dorothy Mackaill, Ian Keith & Myrna Loy | Western | B&W | Classic Film

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The Great Divide is a 1929 American sound (All-Talking) 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.

Synosis

Stephen Ghent, a mine owner, 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. Manuela, a half-Spanish person 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.

Cast & Crew

Dorothy Mackaill as Ruth Jordan
Ian Keith as Steven Ghent
Myrna Loy as Manuela
Lucien Littlefield as Texas Tommy
Creighton Hale as Edgar Blossom
George Fawcett as Macgregor
Claude Gillingwater as Winthrop Amesbury
Roy Stewart as Joe Morgan

Directed by: Reginald Barker
Written by:
Scenario, dialogue, intertitles: Fred Myton, Paul Perez
Based on The Great Divide (1906 play) by William Vaughn Moody
Produced by: Robert North (uncredited)
Cinematography: Lee Garmes, Alvin Knechtel
Production company: First National Pictures
Distributed by: Warner Bros.
Release dates:
September 15, 1929 (Vitaphone sound)
October 27, 1929 (silent)
Running time: 72 minutes
Country: United States
Languages:
English (sound version)