The Winning of Barbara Worth

"What was the most eloquent word uttered in the language of the desert?"

Oct 14 1926 Passed 1h 29m
Drama, Romance, Western

While building an irrigation system for a Southwestern desert community, an engineer vies with a local cowboy for the affections of a rancher's daughter.

Plot

Jefferson Worth finds an orphaned child in the desert and raises her as his daughter, Barbara. When grown, Barbara is beloved by Abe Lee, the foreman of her father's ranch and company. When a rich land developer arrives with plans to irrigate the desert, Worth joins forces with him. The developer's foster son, Willard, falls for Barbara and a rivalry develops between him and Abe. The river is dammed, but the developer swindles the ranchers and refuses to reinforce the weakening dam, as he no longer needs it. An angry mob turns on Worth, Willard and Abe come near confrontation over Barbara, and all the time, that dam is getting weaker....

Written by

Lenore J. Coffee, Rupert Hughes, Frances Marion

Directed by

Henry King

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Samuel Goldwyn Productions, United Artists

Languages

No Language

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
974
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA