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The Great Divide

1929

72 minutes

ActionRomanceWestern

Overview

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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Dorothy Mackaill headshot

Dorothy Mackaill

Ruth Jordan

Ian Keith headshot

Ian Keith

Steven Ghent

Myrna Loy headshot

Myrna Loy

Manuella

Creighton Hale headshot

Creighton Hale

Edgar Blossom

Lucien Littlefield headshot

Lucien Littlefield

Texas Tommy

Ben Hendricks Jr. headshot

Ben Hendricks Jr.

Dutch Romero

George Fawcett headshot

George Fawcett

Macgregor

Claude Gillingwater headshot

Claude Gillingwater

Winthrop Amesbury

Roy Stewart headshot

Roy Stewart

Joe Morgan

Jean Laverty headshot

Jean Laverty

Verna

Frank Tang headshot

Frank Tang

Wong

Bill Elliott headshot

Bill Elliott

Ruth's Friend (uncredited)

James Ford headshot

James Ford

Ruth's Friend (uncredited)

Seymour Kupper headshot

Seymour Kupper

Minor Role (uncredited)

Jean Lorraine headshot

Jean Lorraine

Polly (uncredited)

Claude Payton headshot

Claude Payton

Minor Role (uncredited)

Bob Reeves headshot

Bob Reeves

Cowboy (uncredited)

Hector V. Sarno headshot

Hector V. Sarno

Mexican (uncredited)