| ~The Great Divide~ 1925 |
| ~199-61: Wallace Beery & Alice Terry~ |
| ~Cast~ Alice Terry ... Ruth Jordan Conway Tearle ... Stephen Ghent Wallace Beery ... Dutch Huntley Gordon ... Philip Jordan (as Huntly Gordon) Allan Forrest ... Dr. Winthrop Newbury George Cooper ... Shorty Zasu Pitts ... Polly Jordan William Orlamond ... Lon |
| Directed by: Reginald Barker Written by: Lenore J. Coffee - uncredited Benjamin Glazer - adaptation Waldemar Young - writer Based on the play The Great Divide by William Vaughn Moody (New York, 3 Oct 1906). |
Alone and unprotected in an isolated wilderness cabin, Ruth Jordan is discovered by three drunken
brutes who begin to barter for her. In desperation, she appeals to Stephen Ghent, the least
degraded of the desperadoes, promising herself to him if he saves her from the others. Ghent buys
off Shorty with a chain of gold nuggets and knocks Dutch senseless. Ghent then sends Dutch off
with Shorty and takes Ruth to the next town, where he forces her to marry him. During the 3-day
ride across the desert to Ghent's gold mine, the idealistic Ruth learns that he is a man of rough
passions. Ruth, later located by her brother, returns with him to his ranch. Having fallen in love
with Ruth, Ghent goes to fetch her; but she refuses to go away with him and becomes desperately
ill. Ghent rides to a distant village and gets a doctor; on the return trip, the doctor's horse falls and
Stephen gives him his mount, placing himself in dire peril from a flood. A son is born to Ruth, and,
when she hears of Stephen's heroic sacrifice, she realizes her love for him, and they are reconciled.
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brutes who begin to barter for her. In desperation, she appeals to Stephen Ghent, the least
degraded of the desperadoes, promising herself to him if he saves her from the others. Ghent buys
off Shorty with a chain of gold nuggets and knocks Dutch senseless. Ghent then sends Dutch off
with Shorty and takes Ruth to the next town, where he forces her to marry him. During the 3-day
ride across the desert to Ghent's gold mine, the idealistic Ruth learns that he is a man of rough
passions. Ruth, later located by her brother, returns with him to his ranch. Having fallen in love
with Ruth, Ghent goes to fetch her; but she refuses to go away with him and becomes desperately
ill. Ghent rides to a distant village and gets a doctor; on the return trip, the doctor's horse falls and
Stephen gives him his mount, placing himself in dire peril from a flood. A son is born to Ruth, and,
when she hears of Stephen's heroic sacrifice, she realizes her love for him, and they are reconciled.
Plot Synopsis from afi.com
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| ~199-17: Alice Terry~ |
Produced & Released by: Metro-Goldwyn Pictures Corporation Cinematography by: Percy Hilburn Film Editing by: Robert Kern Art Direction by: Cedric Gibbons Costume Design by: Sophie Wachner Assistant Director: Harry Schenck Presenter: Louis B. Mayer Length: 8 Reels Runtime: 80 Minutes Released: February 15, 1925 |
