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The Great Divide

The Great Divide

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 15, 1929

Runtime

1h 12m

Genres

Action, Romance, Western

User Score

50%

Original Title

The Great Divide

Production Companies

First National Pictures

Director

Reginald Barker

Description

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.