The Great Divide

Mar 17 1930 Passed 1h 12m
Action, Romance, Western

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.

Plot

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 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

William Vaughn Moody, Fred Myton, Paul Perez

Directed by

Reginald Barker

Cast

Dorothy Mackaill, Ian Keith, Myrna Loy

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

First National Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
226
Average Rating
5.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA