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  • The Great Divide (1929)
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    72 min | Musical, Romance, Western
The Great Divide (1929)
Passed
72 min | Musical, Romance, Western

Steven Ghent has decided to sell the mine he's owned for fifteen years, located at the border of Mexico where the Great Divide ends. When the representatives are delayed for a few days, he visits the annual Fiesta for the last time, and he...See moreSteven Ghent has decided to sell the mine he's owned for fifteen years, located at the border of Mexico where the Great Divide ends. When the representatives are delayed for a few days, he visits the annual Fiesta for the last time, and he encounters Ruth Jordan, the daughter of his long-dead partner, and discovers that she is a decadent, world-weary society girl. He decides that she's in need of reforming, and that a dose of the Greats Outdoors might do it - so he kidnaps her. Written by Gary Dickerson See less
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Director
Writers
William Vaughn Moody (story) | Fred Myton (screen version & dialogue) (titles) (version: silent) | Paul Perez (screen version & dialogue) (titles) (version: silent)
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Updated Sep 15, 1929

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Sep 15, 1929 (United States)

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19 cast members
Name Known for
Dorothy Mackaill
Ruth Jordan Ruth Jordan   See fewer
Ian Keith
Steven Ghent Steven Ghent   See fewer
Myrna Loy
Manuella Manuella   See fewer
Creighton Hale
Edgar Blossom Edgar Blossom   See fewer
Lucien Littlefield
Texas Tommy Texas Tommy   See fewer
Ben Hendricks Jr.
Dutch Romero Dutch Romero   See fewer
George Fawcett
Macgregor Macgregor   See fewer
Claude Gillingwater
Winthrop Amesbury Winthrop Amesbury   See fewer
Roy Stewart
Joe Morgan Joe Morgan   See fewer
Bill Elliott
Ruth's Friend (uncredited) Ruth's Friend (uncredited)   See fewer
James Ford
Ruth's Friend (uncredited) Ruth's Friend (uncredited)   See fewer
Seymour Kupper
Party Guest (uncredited) Party Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Ralph Lewis
Portrait (uncredited) Portrait (uncredited)   See fewer
Jean O'Rourke
Polly (uncredited) Polly (uncredited)   See fewer
Claude Payton
Party Guest (uncredited) Party Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Bob Reeves
Cowboy (uncredited) Cowboy (uncredited)   See fewer
Hector V. Sarno
Mexican (uncredited) Mexican (uncredited)   See fewer
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