The Barrier (1917 film)
The Barrier is a lost[1] 1917 American silent northwoods drama film directed by Edgar Lewis and starring Mabel Julienne Scott. It is based on the 1908 Rex Beach novel The Barrier.[2][3]
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| Directed by | Edgar Lewis |
| Written by | Adrian Gil-Spear |
| Based on | The Barrier by Rex Beach |
| Produced by | Rex Beach Benjamin P. Hampton |
| Starring | Mabel Julienne Scott |
| Cinematography | Edward Earle (not the actor Edward Earle) |
| Edited by | Paul F. Maschke |
| Music by | Frederick O. Hanks Sol Levy |
| Distributed by | State Rights |
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Running time | 1 hr. 40 mins.; 10 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Beach novel was filmed again by MGM in 1926 as The Barrier starring Lionel Barrymore.
Plot summary
A barrier stands between Lt. Meade Burrell and Necia, the woman he loves. That barrier is the fact that she's a "half-breed" — half-Indian and half-white, with an Indian mother and John Gale, a white trader, for a father. Although he has proposed marriage to Necia, she releases him from it when she realizes the damage that marrying a half-breed would do to him personally and professionally. One day, a man arrives in town with information that could solve everyone's problems.
Cast
- Mabel Julienne Scott as Necia / Merridy
- Russell Simpson as John Gaylord / John Gale
- Howard Hall as Dan Bennett / Ben Stark
- Victor Sutherland as Lt. Meade Burrell
- Mitchell Lewis as Poleon Doret
- Edward Roseman as Runnion
- W. J. Gross as "No Creek" Lee
- Mary Carr as Alluna (credited as Mary Kennevan Carr)
References
External links
- The Barrier at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie