The Barrier is a lost[1] 1917 American silent northwoods drama film directed by Edgar Lewis and starring Mabel Julienne Scott. It is based on the 1908 Rex Beach novel The Barrier.[2][3]
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| Directed by | Edgar Lewis |
| Written by | Adrian Gil-Spear |
| Based on | The Barrier by Rex Beach |
| Produced by | Rex Beach Benjamin P. Hampton |
| Starring | Mabel Julienne Scott |
| Cinematography | Edward Earle (not the actor Edward Earle) |
| Edited by | Paul F. Maschke |
| Music by | Frederick O. Hanks Sol Levy |
| Distributed by | State Rights |
Release date |
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Running time | 1 hr. 40 mins.; 10 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Beach novel was filmed again by MGM in 1926 as The Barrier starring Lionel Barrymore.
Plot summary
editA barrier stands between Lt. Meade Burrell and Necia, the woman he loves. That barrier is the fact that she's a "half-breed" — half-Indian and half-white, with an Indian mother and John Gale, a white trader, for a father. Although he has proposed marriage to Necia, she releases him from it when she realizes the damage that marrying a half-breed would do to him personally and professionally. One day, a man arrives in town with information that could solve everyone's problems.
Cast
edit- Mabel Julienne Scott as Necia / Merridy
- Russell Simpson as John Gaylord / John Gale
- Howard Hall as Dan Bennett / Ben Stark
- Victor Sutherland as Lt. Meade Burrell
- Mitchell Lewis as Poleon Doret
- Edward Roseman as Runnion
- W. J. Gross as "No Creek" Lee
- Mary Carr as Alluna (credited as Mary Kennevan Carr)
References
editExternal links
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- The Barrier at IMDb
- ‹The template AllMovie title is being considered for deletion.› Synopsis at AllMovie
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