The Great Divide (1929 film)

The Great Divide is a 1929 American PreCode Western film produced and distributed by First National Pictures, and starring Dorothy Mackaill. The film was released in both a silent and sound version and was directed by Reginald Barker. The Great Divide is a remake of a silent film he made at MGM in 1925. It was shot once again 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.

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 fianc, Edgar. Manuella, a Spanish halfbreed hopelessly in love with Ghent, causes Ruth to return to her fianc 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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