The Great Divide (1929)

5.3/10 72 min Action Romance Western

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.

Cast

Dorothy Mackaill

Ruth Jordan

Ian Keith

Steven Ghent

Myrna Loy

Manuella

Creighton Hale

Edgar Blossom

Lucien Littlefield

Texas Tommy

Ben Hendricks Jr.

Dutch Romero

George Fawcett

Macgregor

Claude Gillingwater

Winthrop Amesbury

Roy Stewart

Joe Morgan

Jean Laverty

Verna

Bill Elliott

Ruth's Friend (uncredited)

James Ford

Ruth's Friend (uncredited)

Claude Payton

Minor Role (uncredited)

Bob Reeves

Cowboy (uncredited)

Hector V. Sarno

Mexican (uncredited)

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